Reviewing Pakistan’s climate action
It is gratifying to see that the National Security Dialogue, which has emerged as an important national security forum, will address the existential threat of climate change at its third…
Climate action
It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the…
Pacific bloc, united, demands climate action as China, US woo
Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world’s two biggest carbon emitters to take more action on climate change while…
Digitising climate action
From the Himalayas in the north to the deserts of Balochistan in the west and the mangroves of Sindh in the south, Pakistan’s environmental habitat is spellbinding. But it is…
Universities and climate action
Universities do not exist in a vacuum; they are very much affected by the world around them while at the same time they are expected to affect the world around…
Climate action now
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent…
Climate action policy
Climate change is a catastrophe that can be avoided by combined human action and co-operation, as human civilisation has been able to tackle many issues that threatened its well-being and…
Climate action
For years now, a strange paradox has existed within the Muslim world. On the one hand, Muslims - who represent more than a fifth of the global population - live…
Will Iran’s climate inaction fuel rising disaster threats?
In just over a year, Iran has endured deadly flash floods, crop-ruining drought, punishing dust storms and heatwaves that have pushed temperatures as high as 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees…
Cartagena struggles to get pioneering climate plan into action
When the historic Caribbean seaport city of Cartagena drew up a long-term plan for climate change adaptation in 2014, it was hailed as a pioneer. But three years later, the…
