Najam on Water, Climate, and Community in Nepal’s Conservation Model
In an article for the Nepali Times titled People, naturally, Dr. Adil Najam, Pardee School Dean Emeritus and President of World Wildlife Fund International was interviewed by Ghana Gurung of WWF Nepal during his visit to Chitwan in December. Set against the Chitwan National Park, Nepal’s Himalayan river systems reveal how climate change is increasingly…
Najam Publishes Research in SM+S
Prof. Adil Najam co-authors paper in the journal Social Media and Society on how media attitudes on climate change coverage in the Global South are changing.
Najam Profiled in Austria’s Südwind-Magazin on ‘Age of Adaptation’
Dean Emeritus Adil Najam is interviewed and profiled in Südwind-Magazin, Austria’s leading development magazine.
Najam Calls for Immediate Action on Climate Change in “Boston Globe” Op-Ed
“While all of us have consumed nearly three decades in talking ourselves hoarse about what to do and how, the planetary climate has changed, both physically and politically.”
Najam Appeals for Stronger Action on Climate Change
In this interview, Professor Najam argues that the “Age of Adaptation” has arrived and that the world must actively prepare for imminent climate disasters.
Najam Keynote Addresses Issue of Communicating Climate Crisis to the World
Professor Najam highlights that while extreme events like the recent floods in Pakistan do attract national and international media attention, the world still lacks a public vocabulary to convey the severity of the climate emergency to public audiences, particularly in developing countries.
Najam Describes Impacts of Climate Change and Governance on Pakistan
“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.”
Najam Discusses Devastating Floods in Pakistan & Efforts to Support Victims
“Those who are suffering most immediately are the ones whose emissions are nearly zero…Those of us who thought this was something that the future produces, the future is now. And it’s ugly.”
Najam Interviewed on Radio EcoShock
Adil Najam talks to Radio EcoShock on why climate change has to be seen as an issue of development, and of justice.