Saima (name changed) was just 15 when she was married off last summer to a man twice her age in Dadu district, in the southern Sindh province of Pakistan.

The wedding took place shortly ahead of the monsoon season, which brings with it torrential rain and floods.

The family was worried that there could be a repeat of the situation in 2022, when massive rains and unprecedented floods plunged a third of the country under water, displacing millions and ruining harvests.

Saima's family was also displaced by the climate calamity and her father, agricultural worker Allah Bukhsh, lost his livelihood.

Unable to feed the family, Bukhsh decided to marry Saima off in exchange for 200,000 Pakistani rupees (€650/$720).

"We made the decision to avoid the monsoon rain and suffering in the camps. It is not an easy thing to do," Bukhsh told DW.

Saima said she was initially "happy to be married but things are not as easy as I had expected."

The now 16-year-old gave birth to a child this year. "My responsibilities have doubled now."

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