Unlocking Pakistan’s Youth Potential: How to develop a skilled workforce
64% of Pakistan’s population is under the age of 30. This “youth bulge” holds immense promise if equipped with the right skills. In this episode, Ahmed Khan and Saba Shahid discuss how Pakistan can tu...
9 Sep 202541min
Cities on the Brink: Climate Risks and Urban Realities in Pakistan
Pakistan is facing a dual burden of rapid urbanisation and increasing climate vulnerability, with low-income and marginalised communities bearing the greatest impact. In this episode, Hina Shaikh and ...
21 Aug 202539min
Mapping Karachi: Spatial Vulnerability and Climate Change
The impact of climate change in cities is highly dependent on spatial factors. Within a sprawling and metropolitan city like Karachi, examining its topographic and geographic spatiality in terms of it...
30 Juni 202542min
Gateway to Growth: Export Policy as a Catalyst for Pakistan’s Economy
Pakistan’s economy is known for its volatile ‘boom-and-bust’ framework. When it experiences bouts of growth and stability, trade and industrialisation imbalances force it two steps backwards, trapping...
4 Juni 202526min
Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery: Lessons for Pakistan
Sri Lanka suffered a great economic crisis 2019 onwards, however in the late 2024, it's economy demonstrated significant signs of recovery. In this episode, Dr. Shantayanan Devarajan and Dr. Ijaz Nabi...
30 Apr 202542min
The Unbalanced Scale: Gender, Work and Productivity
Pakistan has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the South Asian region (22%), compared to 35% in Bangladesh and 37% in India. This means half of Pakistan’s population remains...
19 Mars 202531min
From Crisis to Resilience: Rethinking Water Management in Pakistan
In Pakistan, poor water management coupled with climate change has severely intensified the frequency and intensity of floods. The unpredictable rainfall patterns and inadequate infrastructure has fur...
10 Feb 202543min
The Climate-Energy Nexus: A critical review
For a country like Pakistan, it has become increasingly critical to focus on the climate-energy nexus as it grapples with climate vulnerability and escalating energy insecurity. Navigating this inter...
30 Dec 202431min
