Over the past few years, there has been a slow, but significant, transformation in the conversation around climate change. For a long time, the prevailing discourse was based on the dissemination of facts and data, and it was assumed that if people could better understand the problem, they would naturally take action. Yet, despite overwhelming […]
Author: Naila Jamil
Gilgit-Baltistan’s Climate Literacy Frontier: Policy Integration for Glacial Hazard Resilience in Pakistan’s Northern Periphery
The Gilgit-Baltistan area in northern Pakistan is home to one of the world’s largest glacier inventories outside of polar regions. These glaciers are the main source of water for the Indus River system that provides water to millions of people downstream. The region contains over seven thousand glaciers, and with the rise in temperature and […]
The Climate Literacy Paradox: When Knowing More Reduces Doing
Over the past twenty years, climate activists, educators and policymakers have been working on an apparently unquestionable assumption; that if people only learn a little more about the science, they would act. This is what has been known as the deficit model of science communication and has been the underpin of billions of dollars in […]
Pakistan’s Climate Finance Paradox: Mobilizing Green Sukuks and Multilaterals Amid NDC 3.0’s Escalating Ambitions
The paradox of Pakistan’s climate finance architecture lies in its simultaneous integration of innovative instruments like Green Sukuks and multilateral pledges, compared against an ineffective implementation chasm that threatens the credibility of its newly submitted Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0. NDC 3.0 submitted to the UNFCCC in September 2025, pledges a 50% unconditional reduction of business-as-usual […]
Food as Climate Memory: Why Cuisine Loss Drives Climate Action Faster Than Graphs
The cultural implication of replacement of traditional food varieties is a very strong one that can be more effective in creating climate action than temperature projections. The disappearance of the heirloom crops by the rural people of the entire world, is an issue that conservation measures are cried out following due to the realization that […]