Najam Describes Impacts of Climate Change and Governance on Pakistan
Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was interviewed for a New Lines Magazine article on the impacts of climate change on Pakistan.
The article, titled “Pakistan Drowns in Floods of Others’ Making,” discusses how Pakistan, despite being a low carbon emitter, is suffering some of the worst effects of global climate change. This is evident in the recent floods that have devastated the country.
Najam in years past has described climate change as a “threat multiplier” where the real threat to countries is poor governance; however, he now says that climate change is the real threat subverting poor governance. Unfortunately, Najam claims that “everything unjust and broken in Pakistan is going to get dramatically worse because of climate change, and the poor and vulnerable in Pakistan will carry a disproportionate share of the burden.”
The full article can be read on New Lines Magazine‘s website.
Adil Najam is a global public policy expert who served as 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 Najam on his faculty profile.