The Current Climate Reality Climate change is not a distant threat but a present reality for Pakistan. This statement from the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 is not just words—it is fact. The data shows that 2025 ranked as the country’s second warmest year in 65 years, with temperatures reaching 23.9°C and rainfall dropping 3 percent […]
From Sky to Cup: How Atmospheric Water Harvesting Works
There is measurable water vapor in every cubic meter of air on the earth, even over deserts where the relative humidity can be less than 20 per cent. Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is the engineering discipline that focuses on capturing that vapor and turning it into potable water. What was a survivalist curiosity a generation […]
Pakistan’s Environmental Data Gap: Why Measuring Matters
Pakistan has no shortage of environmental problems. Air pollution affects major cities, water resources are under increasing pressure, ecosystems are changing, waste is accumulating, and climate-related hazards are placing growing demands on communities, agriculture and infrastructure. Yet behind many of these challenges is another problem that receives far less attention: Pakistan’s ability to collect, connect and […]
Pesticide Waste & Illegal Dumping: Legal Solutions in Sindh
Illegal Dumping and Disposal of Pesticide Waste and It’s Solution with Sindh Environmental Protection Act-2014 Beneath the fertile soil of Sindh, a toxic time bomb is ticking. While the province’s agricultural output is the backbone of its economy, a hazardous practice threatens the health of its people and the environment. The improper disposal of pesticide […]
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Pakistan’s New Contract with Nature
Every monsoon season, Pakistan faces the challenge of flood relief. This is an issue of water scarcity during every drought period. Every heat wave that Pakistan dreads brings about a drop in crop production. However, one uncomfortable truth that keeps evading our national discourse is that Pakistan is not experiencing isolated climate disasters but is […]
When the Teesta Floods, Climate Change Knocks at Both India’s and Bangladesh’s Doors
Every year, when the Teesta swells and inundates vast stretches of northern Bangladesh, a familiar debate resurfaces. Fingers are pointed across the border, accusations fly, and public anger intensifies. In Bangladesh, many ask whether India is responsible for the devastation. The question is understandable. After all, the Teesta is a shared river, and Bangladesh, as […]
How Deforestation Fueling Heatwaves in Pakistan
In recent years, Pakistan has been experiencing a sharp increase in temperature, with heat waves becoming more frequent, intense, and prolonged. From Karachi’s urban landscape to the agricultural fields of Sindh and Punjab, extreme heat is now a recurring environmental challenge affecting millions of people. While climate change is widely recognized as a major cause, […]
Unreliable Energy: Hormuz Crisis Must Be Our Green Catalyst
When the gates of the Strait of Hormuz first closed to global trade, the world held its breath, expecting a brief geopolitical standoff. We assumed the disruption would last mere days before our lives returned to normal. But as time progresses and as the recent failure of the Islamabad talks starkly demonstrates that both parties […]
Pakistan Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
Environmental Adaptation in Pakistan: Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century, affecting ecosystems, economies, and societies worldwide. Although its impacts are global, they are distributed unevenly, disproportionately affecting developing countries with limited adaptive capacity. Pakistan exemplifies this disparity. […]
Pakistan’s Vanishing Forests: Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore
Introduction: A Silent Environmental Emergency In my opinion, Pakistan is facing an environmental crisis that often goes unnoticed, yet its impacts are visible in our daily lives. From extreme heat waves to devastating floods, the consequences of environmental degradation are becoming harder to ignore. Among the many factors contributing to this crisis, deforestation stands out […]