Publications
Annual Report 2020
Aisha Khan was invited for round table discussion on “Climate Change and the Role of Media” by ISSI
https://islamabadpost.com.pk/issi-hosts-round-table-discussion-on-climate-change-and-the-role-of-media/
Climate action
EIGHT years after the Paris Agreement, the global community is nowhere near reducing emissions to keep temperature increase within the safe threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030. According to a study led by James Hansen, who is Nasa’s top scientist, “The 1.5ºC...
De-risking climate
THE IPCC A6 Synthesis Report, which draws together the scientific body’s work over the past eight years, stresses that even under a very low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario, global warming is likely to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, increasing the...
Health and Climate Change
Health is an oft-forgotten sector in the climate discourse. The global average temperatures in July 2023 were the hottest in human history and extreme heat exposed many to threats including heat exhaustion, organ failure, hyperthermia, heart attacks and mental health...
Save our snow
THE first Inter-Polar conference held in Kathmandu from Sept 6-8, organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the University of Lapland, Finland, marks a milestone moment in cryospheric collaboration between the Arctic and...
Let’s adapt
ADAPTATION by definition means the process of change through which integration into an emerging new order is facilitated via actions that make transition possible. In the climate world, this refers to strengthening resilience to absorb shocks and recover from crises....
Thought Piece
https://mgpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Thought-Piece-Aisha-Khan-1.pdf Voting Green : Putting Climate on the Election Agenda Thought Piece - Aisha KhanDownload
Walking the talk
The planet remains in turmoil and global warming is on the ascendant. Stabilisation of the climate regime remains a major concern for the international community but conversations taking place on the need to accelerate commitments and reexamine financial architecture...
Focus on food
COP27 saw a step change in the focus on food systems as a vital sector for climate action, but investment and policies continue to fall far short. In the lead-up to COP28, the June discussions in Bonn made significant progress in the first week but encountered a...