Zubair Khan is the Founder and Publisher of The Climate Lens. With a professional background in the development sector, he has worked in grants, programme coordination, climate-smart development, sustainable agriculture and environmental initiatives with a range of organisations. His experience sits at the intersection of development, sustainability and institutional partnerships, helping shape the long-term vision of The Climate Lens. He oversees the platform’s strategic direction, growth and partnerships while working to build an independent newsroom dedicated to climate and environmental journalism.
The world has spent decades debating how to cut emissions, but climate impacts are already reshaping daily life. This article argues that adaptation is no longer a secondary climate agenda. It is becoming the real test of whether governments can protect people from heat, floods, food insecurity, water stress and climate risks that can no longer be avoided.
Electric vehicles are a real climate solution, but they were never the whole climate story. This article examines how public climate debate often focuses on visible emissions, such as petrol cars, while less visible sources of energy demand receive quieter scrutiny. For Pakistan and other developing countries, the lesson is not to reject global climate solutions, but to ask whether they fit local realities.
Climate policy often changes with elections, budgets and political pressure, but climate impacts continue to build through heat, floods, water stress, crop damage and infrastructure strain. This editorial explains why unstable climate policy makes long term planning harder for farmers, cities, investors and vulnerable countries such as Pakistan.
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more severe across Pakistan, yet many people still think of them simply as very hot days. Understanding how heatwaves are defined and why nights matter as much as days can help save lives.
Researchers warn that dense construction, disappearing vegetation and heat-retaining surfaces are making Pakistan’s cities significantly hotter than surrounding areas, placing outdoor workers and vulnerable communities at growing health risk.
With an estimated 348 billion dollar adaptation bill and less than a tenth of pledged climate finance actually disbursed, Pakistan is beginning to shift from disaster response towards genuine resilience, but the gap remains vast.
Blocked drains, illegal construction and paved-over waterways mean moderate rainfall now floods Pakistani cities the way only extreme storms once did. Rain is the trigger, but governance decides the damage.
Glacial melt, ageing canals, untreated waste and a retreating delta are converging on one river system that carries Pakistan's food, cities and coastline. This is the story of a lifeline under mounting strain.
Spring heatwaves, erratic monsoons and shifting pest patterns are quietly rewriting the calendar farmers have followed for generations, forcing hard decisions on sowing, crop choice and survival.
