Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Participation in UNGA and COP-27 provides an opportunity to cultivate a spirit of solidarity. Updated 22 Sep, 2022 09:29am

Our response to disasters has so far remained ad hoc. Updated 08 Sep, 2022 08:57am

A large part of the development infrastructure developed since the 1960s has been washed away or has become dysfunctional. Updated 04 Sep, 2022 11:11am

Flooding has emerged as the worst type of climate-induced disaster for Pakistan, perhaps the deadliest. Updated 25 Aug, 2022 08:52am

Stakeholders have been reduced to mere spectators witnessing the depletion of natural resources. Updated 14 Aug, 2022 08:41am

The natural disaster in Balochistan is a cry for climate-smart responses. Published 04 Aug, 2022 07:58am

Ad hocism has compounded our climate vulnerabilities, and inaction restricts climate adaptation options. Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:20am

The increased frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves are clearly attributed to climate change. Updated 18 Jun, 2022 09:17am

In the last 50 years, the world has built a web of linkages between environment and development... Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:02am

A series of projects, no matter how useful, cannot diminish the need for systemic reforms. Published 12 May, 2022 08:02am

India and Pakistan are not the only states to share transboundary water resources with their neighbours. Updated 24 Apr, 2022 08:47am

Country needs a ‘Charter of Development’ to lay the foundation for transformational change through climate-resilient development. Updated 14 Apr, 2022 08:03am

In the last 50 years, Pakistan’s reliance on groundwater has at least tripled. Updated 27 Mar, 2022 09:05am

Political parties are silent on climate-adaptation policies... Updated 12 Mar, 2022 08:35am

Several options are available to policymakers to rejuvenate the Ravi. Published 27 Feb, 2022 07:15am

Pakistan’s mountain areas deserve integrated area development planning. Published 30 Jan, 2022 07:50am

Pakistan faces an increasing number of non-traditional security threats. Updated 20 Jan, 2022 07:57am

Pakistan has no option but to adopt a whole-of-government approach. Published 01 Jan, 2022 07:03am

Pakistan’s energy policy has gone in the opposite direction of global trends. Published 23 Dec, 2021 07:35am

E-flows are essential for the protection of all three aquatic systems. Published 11 Dec, 2021 07:07am