New climate economy begs for investments in developing countries Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CDKN's Regional Director for Asia, considers how the confronting the impacts of climate change and seizing the opportunities of a green economy pervade almost every aspect of development in the years ahead.

After Paris: “Pakistan has a long way to go to get from intended to implemented” - Ali T. Sheikh With melting glaciers of the Himalayas threatening the flows of many of its most important rivers, Pakistan has a lot at stake from climate change. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CDKN´s Asia Director, examines the challenges and prospects opened up by the Paris Agreement in Pakistan.

Response from CDKN's global, regional and country leads to Paris Agreement Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, introduces commentary on the Paris Agreement from CDKN's teams around the world.

Climate change will worsen global poverty without concerted action to cut global emissions - IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a crystal clear assessment of how human activity is affecting the climate and what we can do about it. CDKN provides a response.

Too much talking about sustainability, not enough listening? Ali T Sheikh, CDKN Asia Director, reflects on a debate at this year’s Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) on how to communicate for sustainability. When we talk about sustainability we usually talk from a narrow perspective of what concerns us...

A big step forward for democracy in Pakistan, but an uncertain step for climate policy Ali Sheikh and Kashmala Kakakhel, from LEAD Pakistan and CDKN Asia, report from Pakistan on the latest political developments unfolding in Islamabad with the new Prime Minister taking oath last week.

CDKN Asia Director speaks at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) CDKN Asia Director Ali Tauqeer Sheikh detailed the main challenges in relation to climate change, including absence of carbon budgets, lack of knowledge about the physical impact of climate change and its economic costs, and the need for climate compatible development.

Challenges from the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit CDKN's Asia Director, Ali T. Sheikh, puts forward six challenges to climate compatible development that emerged at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS)

In conversation... with Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CDKN Asia Director Transcript