AI’s climate blindspot
Seven of nine planetary boundaries have been breached. Climate change, biosphere collapse, freshwater depletion and, for the first time, ocean acidification. These boundaries are the vital signs of a planet…
Trump calls climate change a con; science braces for more
President Donald Trump’s decision to downplay or outright delete issues and data tied to climate change is raising fears of a wider push to quash debate with dire consequences on…
Learn from climate emergencies
Pakistan has once again become a victim of a climate-led disaster in the form of floods, hitting different parts of the country. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
Climate resilience
Climate change is no longer a distant risk – it is our daily reality. The devastating floods of 2022 cost Pakistan nearly 5 percent of its GDP, claimed over 1,700…
Climate change-induced catastrophes and economy
‘Flash floods in Pakistan have destroyed thousands of acres of crops in Punjab, the country’s largest producer. About 60 percent of the province’s rice crops and 30% of its sugarcane…
Climate-smart investment
The devastating urban floods that Pakistan has witnessed in recent years are no longer isolated events that can be dismissed as seasonal misfortune. They are symptoms of a deeper malaise…
Battling climate change
Cloudbursts have recently ravaged life in various areas of Pakistan. This phenomenon is comparatively new and appears to be a natural war tactic against humans. These weather events can be…
Bridge the climate-debt divide
At the recent UN-sponsored roundtable organised by TabadLab on ‘Bridging Pakistan’s Financing Gap at the Intersection of Debt and Climate’, convened after the FFD4 conference in Seville, I had the…
Climate-resilient Pakistan
The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index 2025 ranks Pakistan as the top country among the ten most affected countries by extreme weather events in 2022. Pakistan’s approach to disaster risk…
Climate diplomacy
Climate change is a global challenge affecting countries in various ways: floods, glacier melt, heatwaves, sea-level rise and droughts. Currently, Europe is experiencing intense heatwaves, sparking wildfires and posing serious…
