Lack of planning Pakistan does not lack planning institutions. It lacks a plan for its planning institutions. Updated 24 Sep, 2026 08:52am
Message from Nepal High-altitude disasters underscore the need for Pakistan to go beyond monsoon planning. Updated 10 Sep, 2026 08:58am
CBAM trade barriers Pakistan’s economic set-up is structured to fund CBAM via citizens’ fuel bills while getting no credit. Updated 29 Aug, 2026 08:44am
National security odyssey Each course correction adds distance instead of closing it. Updated 13 Aug, 2026 07:23am
Drowning the future Pakistan has handed its children five years of near continuous disruption. Updated 30 Jul, 2026 08:08am
Pakistan’s Ground Zero We have a flood regime that no longer respects Pakistan’s disaster-response calendar. Updated 16 Jul, 2026 08:50am
Re-reading the water treaty Even as claims are disputed, climate change is disrupting ecosystems and monsoon cycles. Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:54am
Policies without budget Most of Pakistan’s climate policies are neither formally approved nor notified. Updated 18 Jun, 2026 08:10am
Climate-proofing CPEC 2.0 Climate resilience standards must be embedded in every CPEC 2.0 project. Updated 21 May, 2026 08:21am
Parallel centuries of leadership What distinguishes David Attenborough and Syed Babar Ali from others is not ambition but patience. Published 15 May, 2026 07:44am
Layers of climate resilience Credible climate resilience is anchored in a socioeconomic hierarchy that consists of five layers. Published 07 May, 2026 07:58am
A daunting challenge Pakistan's NDC 3.0 is a sophisticated and serious document at serious risk of following its predecessors into the archive of well-intentioned commitments that change little on the ground. Published 06 May, 2026 02:43pm
A lopsided equation Pakistan is not dealing with a collection of separate climate crises. It is one crisis, with many faces, bearing down on us. And time is running out. Updated 07 May, 2026 08:15am
The economic connection Trade interdependence produces political stability by making conflict expensive. Updated 23 Apr, 2026 09:31am
Building on global goodwill The IWT’s technical framework remains legally valid and needs only political will to activate. Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:38am
Energy crisis as catalyst The climate emergency declaration was both an environmental and economic statement. Updated 09 Apr, 2026 09:36am
War and climate resilience The direct ecological cost of the Gulf conflict is immediate and enduring. Published 26 Mar, 2026 07:55am
Rethinking water treaties The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty misses three traits that made the Indus Waters Treaty resilient. Updated 12 Mar, 2026 09:47am
Climate finance in RoB The Rules of Business lack clarity on specific institutional roles in climate governance. Published 26 Feb, 2026 07:39am