Climate Diplomacy

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0: An opportunity for Climate Diplomacy or a Debt-Trap for Pakistan?

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the most ambitious and popular projects of Pakistan. It is a part of China s’ Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was introduced in 2013 and it promised to transform Pakistan into a regional trade hub, boost its economy and fix long stand infrastructure issues. After ten years CPEC […]

Climate Policy

Uncovering the Gaps between Pakistan ‘s National Clean Air Policy (NCAP) & Smog Crisis: The missing Link

From the past few years with the winter season coming, a suffocating layer of smog settles over the big cities of Pakistan like Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi severely affecting air quality and public health. In Lahore the Air Quality Index has often reached dangerous levels sometimes exceeding 400 which is far worse than the World […]