Sindh farmers seek €1 million in damages from German firms over 2022 floods

Profit by Pakistan Today reports that 39 farmers from Sindh are seeking about €1 million from German energy group RWE and cement maker Heidelberg Materials. Their case, lodged in a German court in December 2025, asks for payment for damage to farms, crops, animals and homes during Pakistan’s 2022 floods.

The farmers argue that emissions linked to the companies contributed to warming and worsened rainfall behind the disaster. Both firms contest the claim, while the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights supports the plaintiffs. A related German case brought by a Peruvian farmer against RWE ended without compensation in 2025, though the court accepted that civil claims over climate damage could be considered under German law. The Sindh case adds to efforts to make industrial companies answer for climate-related losses.