Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
Both India and Pakistan have failed to strengthen the Permanent Indus Commission.
Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:51am
The ‘Risk Report’ outlines how the winds of change can be perilous for ill-prepared countries.
Published 26 Jan, 2023 08:17am
Top-down investments cannot succeed without strengthening the coping capacity of local communities.
Updated 12 Jan, 2023 08:52am
In the upcoming donor conference, Pakistan must present the steps it will take to ensure climate-resilient lives.
Updated 05 Jan, 2023 09:20am
Pakistan needs to treat climate change and development as two sides of the same coin.
Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:54am
Climate diplomacy is driven by faith in prolonged engagement in complex processes.
Updated 01 Dec, 2022 08:30am
It is estimated that these floods have increased the incidence of poverty by more than 3.7pc.
Published 17 Nov, 2022 07:43am
Pakistan, like many other developing countries, will simply not have residual resilience to cope with recurring climate disasters.
Updated 03 Nov, 2022 07:48am
Several judgements have defined the parameters of climate justice in the country.
Updated 20 Oct, 2022 08:24am
The financial cost of climate risks has been on the rise for Pakistan.
Updated 06 Oct, 2022 09:22am
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