{"id":60250,"date":"2024-10-03T16:09:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=60250"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:36:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:36:40","slug":"najam-discusses-the-intersection-of-economic-development-and-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2024\/10\/03\/najam-discusses-the-intersection-of-economic-development-and-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Najam Discusses the Intersection of Economic Development and Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Pakistan&#039;s Budget Tells Us | Economic Development &amp; Climate Change | Dawn News English\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bDK-Uaor0rY?list=PLO5xTrnEEnDIvCaVaar7IgA0B53XvEc_x\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor at Boston University\u2019s Pardee School of Global Studies, recently discussed the critical link between economic development and climate change during an appearance on Dawn News&#8217; &#8220;Fiscal Focus&#8221; program, hosted by Danish Khan. The conversation explored how countries like Pakistan can balance economic growth while addressing the escalating climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Najam emphasized that climate change has become &#8220;the biggest development challenge of our time,&#8221; explaining that economic progress is unsustainable without climate-conscious policies. He warned that climate impacts\u2014ranging from floods to heatwaves\u2014are not just environmental issues but major economic threats. \u201cIf you don\u2019t address climate change, you won\u2019t be able to sustain your economic development,\u201d Najam stated, pointing out the direct risks to sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, and public health in vulnerable nations like Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Najam also brought attention to the growing urgency for governments to integrate climate action into their economic planning. He highlighted how climate-related disasters could destabilize economies, pushing more people into poverty. &#8220;Climate change doesn\u2019t just create new challenges; it multiplies existing ones,&#8221; Najam said, stressing the need for long-term strategies that consider both mitigation and adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Najam called for global cooperation, reminding viewers that climate change is a collective problem that no single country can solve alone. He touched on the concept of &#8220;climate justice,&#8221; arguing that wealthier nations, who bear greater responsibility for emissions, should support countries like Pakistan that face disproportionate climate impacts despite contributing little to the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bDK-Uaor0rY&amp;list=PLO5xTrnEEnDIvCaVaar7IgA0B53XvEc_x&amp;index=3\">full interview<\/a> is available on Dawn News&#8217; YouTube channel, where Najam\u2019s insights on balancing development with climate resilience offer important guidance for policymakers navigating the dual challenges of economic growth and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adil Najam<\/a> is Dean Emeritus and Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He served as the Inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies from 2014-2022. He is also a former Vice-Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and currently serves as the Global President of WWF International. Read more about Najam on his Pardee School <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">faculty profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adil Najam, speaking on Dawn News&#8217; &#8220;Fiscal Focus,&#8221; highlights the urgent need to integrate climate action into economic development strategies, emphasizing that climate change is a significant threat to sustainable growth in countries like Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22859,"featured_media":56280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8410,8434],"tags":[1720,509,12356,12002,12360,12357,11953,12358,12359,1697,11764],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60251,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60250\/revisions\/60251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}