Climate change is a security threat
The world treats defence as an existential priority – and rightly so, because lapses in readiness can trigger cascading crises. Climate change now carries the same gravity for vulnerable regions…
Climate security axis
SOUTH Asia is more than a geographical region; it is an interlinked ecosystem where decision-makers, service providers and communities must collaborate through coordinated and inclusive planning to build resilience and safeguard lives.…
Environmental justice
Environmental justice refers to the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, in the development, implementation, andenforcement of environmental laws and policies.…
Our environmental debt
While dealing with economic and social challenges, an invisible but loud crisis has grown up within the territories of Pakistan, which is known as the country's environmental debt. Such debt,…
Achieving food security
The COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Actions represents a significant milestone in global climate negotiations. This declaration acknowledges the interconnection between climate change and…
Environmental justice
Environmental restorative justice is relevant with respect to healing the earth, protecting the rights of indigenous peoples and dealing with various environmental harms, crimes and injustices. It acknowledges the damage…
A security threat
In 2007, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) concluded in a study about Sudan that the conflict in Darfur was primarily driven by climate change and warned that any change in…
Is climate a security issue?
As the planet warms to red every summer, the era of the Anthropocene, or the man-made century, is turning out to be an existential challenge to humankind itself. In all…
Environmental sustainability under EU’s GSP+ — II
Pakistan has ratified all conventions related to climate change and ozone depleting substances (ODSs). The global GHG emissions data indicates that Pakistan contributes to around 1% to these emissions (UNEP…
Environmental sustainability under EU’s GSP+ – I
Pakistan’s export performance data and progress by the World Bank indicates that the country’s exports have reached around $35 billion, showing a 24% increase compared to that of 2020 (Macrotrends…
