Author Archives: Rina Saeed Khan
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21st May, 2013
Land of the dispossessed
“I open up the heart of the earth and take food out – if I go to the city what will I do?”
“I open up the heart of the earth and take food out – if I go to the city what will I do?”
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15th May, 2013
The mysterious case of the white tigress
Can we please retire this election symbol out of respect for these endangered species, asks Rina Saeed Khan.
Can we please retire this election symbol out of respect for these endangered species, asks Rina Saeed Khan.
12th May, 2013
Earthly matters: Pakistan’s most spectacular national park
The Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP) is an awe inspiring part of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Covering 11,000 square kilometres it is Pakistan’s largest national park, home to the most extensive glacial systems outside the polar region.
The Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP) is an awe inspiring part of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Covering 11,000 square kilometres it is Pakistan’s largest national park, home to the most extensive glacial systems outside the polar region.
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7th May, 2013
Confused about who to vote for?
With less than a week to go before Election Day, all the big political parties are beginning to sound the same.
With less than a week to go before Election Day, all the big political parties are beginning to sound the same.
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30th April, 2013
The khalis food movement
The high levels of contamination in the food we eat in Pakistan explains this sudden growth of an organic food movement.
The high levels of contamination in the food we eat in Pakistan explains this sudden growth of an organic food movement.
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23rd April, 2013
More earth to shatter
Rina Saeed outlines the definite future encounters between Pakistan and earthquakes, asking why civilian safety isn't a priority.
Rina Saeed outlines the definite future encounters between Pakistan and earthquakes, asking why civilian safety isn't a priority.
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16th April, 2013
Going, going, gone?
It is a familiar story in the northern part of the country – once you build the roads, in comes the timber mafia and soon goes the forests and the wildlife that lives in them.
It is a familiar story in the northern part of the country – once you build the roads, in comes the timber mafia and soon goes the forests and the wildlife that lives in them.
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9th April, 2013
Let the dead remain buried
The army might be proud of its tradition of not leaving a man behind regardless of the cost, but a year after the tragedy does it still make sense for the operation to go on?
The army might be proud of its tradition of not leaving a man behind regardless of the cost, but a year after the tragedy does it still make sense for the operation to go on?
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2nd April, 2013
Pakistan and the Human Development Index
Is it really surprising to learn that Pakistan ranked 146 out of 187 countries in the UNDP's recently launched annual global Human Development Index report?
Is it really surprising to learn that Pakistan ranked 146 out of 187 countries in the UNDP's recently launched annual global Human Development Index report?
31st March, 2013
Earthly matters: “The current system is dying…”
This is what Pakistan’s foremost social scientist and development guru, Dr Akhter Hameed Khan, had predicted 25 years ago.
This is what Pakistan’s foremost social scientist and development guru, Dr Akhter Hameed Khan, had predicted 25 years ago.
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26th March, 2013
Entering the Anthropocene
Scientists are now arguing that in this new geological age we must abandon the old thinking on sustainable development.
Scientists are now arguing that in this new geological age we must abandon the old thinking on sustainable development.
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19th March, 2013
Who will dare to be Parveen Rehman?
Parents are now telling their children not to enter into this field, because community service is clearly becoming dangerous.
Parents are now telling their children not to enter into this field, because community service is clearly becoming dangerous.
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12th March, 2013
The future we want
Rina Saeed talks about the progression and failures faced by Pakistan in the international and national arena of civil welfare and environmental sustainability.
Rina Saeed talks about the progression and failures faced by Pakistan in the international and national arena of civil welfare and environmental sustainability.
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5th March, 2013
PTI’s green policy vision
The party feels that "environmental rights" should be included in the Constitution as basic human rights.
The party feels that "environmental rights" should be included in the Constitution as basic human rights.
3rd March, 2013
National climate change policy for a vulnerable country
After two years of delays due to the devolution of the Ministry of Environment and just weeks before the current assemblies will be dissolved, Pakistan’s first ever National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) was
After two years of delays due to the devolution of the Ministry of Environment and just weeks before the current assemblies will be dissolved, Pakistan’s first ever National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) was
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26th February, 2013
National climate change policy to the rescue?
While one is grateful that the NCCP has finally been launched as an official policy document, questions remain about its implementation.
While one is grateful that the NCCP has finally been launched as an official policy document, questions remain about its implementation.
24th February, 2013
Climate change now a security concern
Today, it is becoming increasingly clear that no country — whether rich or poor — can escape from the impacts of climate-related disasters. Hurricane Sandy, a late-season cyclone, swept through the Caribbean
Today, it is becoming increasingly clear that no country — whether rich or poor — can escape from the impacts of climate-related disasters. Hurricane Sandy, a late-season cyclone, swept through the Caribbean
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19th February, 2013
Can the green economy save us?
In Pakistan, climate change is not a future prediction but a present reality with devastating consequences given the extensive flooding that is beginning to occur annually.
In Pakistan, climate change is not a future prediction but a present reality with devastating consequences given the extensive flooding that is beginning to occur annually.
11th February, 2013
Dark side of the green economy
The Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) Foundation, a German green political foundation, on Friday hosted an expert talk by its President, Barbara Unmuessig, on the “Green Economy.”
The Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) Foundation, a German green political foundation, on Friday hosted an expert talk by its President, Barbara Unmuessig, on the “Green Economy.”
11th February, 2013
Dark side of the green economy
The Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) Foundation, a German green political foundation, on Friday hosted an expert talk by its President, Barbara Unmuessig, on the “Green Economy.”
The Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) Foundation, a German green political foundation, on Friday hosted an expert talk by its President, Barbara Unmuessig, on the “Green Economy.”
