Najam Interviewed on Climate Change Impacts and COP26
Adil Najam, Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed for an eXXpress article on climate change and its effects on the Global South.
In the article, titled “Preis für unsere Sünden”: Bald 2,5 Milliarden Klimaflüchtlinge (“Price for our sins”: Soon 2.5 billion climate refugees), Najam notes that while the effects of climate change can be seen globally, it is the countries in the Global South that are hardest hit and paying “the price for our sins.” In fact, he points out that a global temperature rise of two degrees would force billions of people to flee their homes. Najam concluded by offering thoughts on UN climate conference COP26, which he claimed would be filled with boisterous promises that do not result in necessary, immediate action.
An excerpt:
‘In the end I expect hot air and statements – nothing more,’ says Najam. He had been an ardent supporter of the conferences in the past, but had lost hope of real movement that would arise there. He sees the failure not only in politics. ‘The pressure from the public has to be even greater, then politicians would have even more room for maneuver.’
The full article can be read on eXXpress‘ website.
Adil Najam is a global public policy expert who also served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He is the Inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and was the former Vice-Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development. Read more about Dean Najam on his faculty profile.