Zainab Naeem

  • A COP30 agenda for Pakistan

    This view shows the COP30 logotype at Docks Station in Belem, Para state, Brazil on October 24, 2025. — AFPPakistan’s narrative at COP30 should...

  • A COP30 agenda for Pakistan

    A COP30 agenda for Pakistan

    This view shows the COP30 logotype at Docks Station in Belem, Para state, Brazil on October 24, 2025. — AFPPakistan’s narrative at COP30 should...

  • Climate change is a security threat

    Cracks run through the partially dried-up river bed of the Gan River, a tributary to Poyang Lake during a regional drought in Nanchang, Jiangxi...

  • Climate change is a security threat

    Climate change is a security threat

    Cracks run through the partially dried-up river bed of the Gan River, a tributary to Poyang Lake during a regional drought in Nanchang, Jiangxi...

  • Climate-smart investment

    People wade through flooded Mukha Singh Estate Road during heavy monsoon rain in Rawalpindi. — Online/FileThe devastating urban floods that...

  • Climate-smart investment

    Climate-smart investment

    People wade through flooded Mukha Singh Estate Road during heavy monsoon rain in Rawalpindi. — Online/FileThe devastating urban floods that...

  • A deluge of tragedy

    Motorists ride towards the Srinagar Highway during heavy rainfall in Islamabad on June 25, 2023. — OnlineSince late June, Pakistan has endured one...

  • A deluge of tragedy

    A deluge of tragedy

    Motorists ride towards the Srinagar Highway during heavy rainfall in Islamabad on June 25, 2023. — OnlineSince late June, Pakistan has endured one...

  • Beyond the plastic debate

    Representational image shows people searching and collecting recycled items from a heap of garbage in Faisalabad on March 27, 2024. — APPPakistan...

  • Beyond the plastic debate

    Beyond the plastic debate

    Pakistan is drowning in waste, but not the kind most people talk about

  • When the skies fall

    Commuters are facing difficulties in transportation due to stagnant rainwater caused by downpour of monsoon season at Badami Bagh area, Lahore, July...

  • When the skies fall

    When the skies fall

    Commuters are facing difficulties in transportation due to stagnant rainwater caused by downpour of monsoon season at Badami Bagh area, Lahore, July...

  • Budget 2025-26 from a climate lens

    Budget 2025-26 from a climate lens

    If Budget 2025-26 is a signal of intent, the hard work of delivery begins now

  • Margins to mainstream

    Margins to mainstream

    Their labour sustains critical circular economy systems from waste collection to textile upcycling and plastic repurposing

  • Embrace climate risk insurance

    Embrace climate risk insurance

    For countries like Pakistan, where climate emergency is harsh reality, these words carry profound significance

  • Is climate finance in jeopardy?

    Is climate finance in jeopardy?

    US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Paris Agreement highlights troubling shift towards unilateralism

  • Negotiating fair climate finance at COP29

    Negotiating fair climate finance at COP29

    Projects like Living Indus Initiative and priorities under National Adaptation Plan should be prioritised

  • Can our cities survive the climate crisis?

    Can our cities survive the climate crisis?

    From floods to relentless heatwaves and severe droughts, our nation stands at front lines of climate change

  • Pakistan’s plastic paradox

    Pakistan’s plastic paradox

    Pakistan stands at the forefront of this crisis, generating a staggering 3.3 million tonnes of plastic waste annually