Policy perspective
AFTER vacillating for five years, Sindh has finally nailed a water policy. The document needs some editorial brushwork but is otherwise fairly comprehensive. The policy has tried to encapsulate the…
Reform, relief, resilience
DISASTER relief is not a stand-alone operation. It cannot be effective unless clearly designed and aligned with reforms and reconstruction needed for resilience. Instead of rediscovering and reinventing our system…
Climate action
EIGHT years after the Paris Agreement, the global community is nowhere near reducing emissions to keep temperature increase within the safe threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030. According to…
The urge to be at the high table
AS theatre buffs will know, centre stage isn’t the centre of the stage per se, but any part of the proscenium where the action is unfolding. This is true of…
COP28 centrepiece
THIS year will mark a pivot shift from Paris to Dubai. The first Global Stock-take will provide a moment of reckoning and an opportunity for an honest reality check. Since…
Coal: a losing bet
IN a power sector grappling with crises and conundrums, where opinions and proposed solutions diverge, one unifying consensus emerges — the imperative for change. The status quo remains untenable, demanding…
COP28 rollout
WITH the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial and the release of the IPCC Synthesis Report (AR6), the stage is set for negotiations at COP28. The first major climate summit of the year,…
Course correction
ALL is set for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) next month in Dubai. The annual conclave comes in the wake of this year’s record-breaking high temperatures, a worsening water…
Race against time
IN November 2022, climate diplomacy will enter a critical phase with the convening of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) with a call for political action to close the gap…
Under siege
FROM geopolitical shifts to conflicts, and rising temperatures to spiralling prices, the planet is besieged by a polycrisis. A beleaguered economy, degrading ecosystems and disrupted supply chains are signs of…
