Let’s Talk Development

Host Maha Qasim

Founder and CEO, Zero Point

Guest Yasir Hussain

Director, Climate Action Center

Season 3 Episode 2
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Cities

Mapping Karachi: Spatial Vulnerability and Climate Change

In this episode, Maha Qasim and Yasir Hussain dive into the historiography of Karachi’s spatial vulnerabilities to discuss problems of climate change linked to heat, water and agriculture.
Host Usman Khan

Investment Lead, REMIT

Guest Hamid Yaqoob Sheikh

Team Leader, REMIT

Season 3 Episode 1
  • State

Gateway to Growth: Export Policy as a Catalyst for Pakistan’s Economy

In this episode, Usman Khan and Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh talk about trade solutions ranging from tariff reforms, non-tariffs and locally-based solutions, export-oriented growth, and diversification of the textile industry.
Host Dr. Ijaz Nabi

Executive Director CDPR, Country Director IGC

Guest Dr. Shanta Devarajan

Professor of International Development, Georgetown University

Season 2 Episode 12
  • Governance

Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery: Lessons for Pakistan

In this episode, Dr. Ijaz Nabi and Dr. Shantayan Devarajan discuss Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, compare it to Pakistan’s situation at home, and therein explore potential solutions.
Host Dr. Uzma Afzal

Assistant Professor, LUMS

Guest Dr. Farah Said

Assistant Professor, LUMS

Season 2 Episode 11
  • Education
  • Inclusive Growth

The Unbalanced Scale: Gender, Work and Productivity

Dr. Farah Said and Dr. Uzma Afzal talk about the gender dynamics affecting productivity and the impact on overall productivity levels on marginal communities because of the male/female gender ratios.
Host Amen Jalal

PhD Economics Candidiate, LSE

Guest Dr. Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah

International Researcher, Water Governance Institutions, IWMI

Season 2 Episode 10
  • Environment and Climate Change

From Crisis to Resilience: Rethinking Water Management in Pakistan

In this episode, Dr. Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah and Amen Jalal discuss water management issues prevailing in the country, recurring floods as a result of the climate crisis as well as climate smart agricultural interventions to improve water productivity.
Host Numair Liaqat

Policy Economist, IGC

Guest Dr. Fatima Khusnud

Executive Director, Pakistan Environment Trust

Season 2 Episode 9
  • Energy
  • Environment and Climate Change

The Climate-Energy Nexus: A Critical Review

In this episode, Numair Liaqat and Dr. Fatima Khushnud explore the climate-energy nexus and examine its implications for the general public. They discuss Pakistan’s energy policies, pricing strategies, and the ongoing energy crisis.
Host Dr. Sanval Nasim

Assistant Professor, Colby College

Guest Dr. Kulsum Ahmed

Director, ILM

Season 2 Episode 8
  • Health
  • Environment and Climate Change

Enveloped in Haze – 
Pakistan’s Air Quality & Health Challenges

In this episode, Dr. Kulsum Ahmed and Dr. Sanval Nasim distinguish between the emissions that cause global warming and emissions that cause local health problems and navigate through the policy-related aspects of bringing air pollution down.
Host Amna Shahab

Director, SAMA^Verte

Guest Dr. Nauman Ahmad Zaffar

Project Director, National Incubation Center

Season 2 Episode 7
  • Energy
  • Environment and Climate Change

Greening Pakistan’s Energy Sector

Dr. Nauman Ahmad Zaffar and Amna Shahab explore climate change and the energy sector in Pakistan, discuss the path towards greening Pakistan’s energy sector, and examine the challenges and the potential solutions associated with the transition towards renewable energy. 
Host Sara Hayat

Lawyer, Consultant, Climate Change Law & Policy

Guest Dr. Abrar Chaudhury

Senior Research Fellow and Programme Director, Said Business School, University of Oxford

Season 2 Episode 6
  • Firms
  • Environment and Climate Change

Climate Action through Climate Finance

Dr. Abrar Chaudhury and Sara Hayat talk about climate finance, focusing on what climate change really encompasses and the obstacles for Pakistan’s climate finance mobilisation.
Host Rizwan Faiz

Managing Partner, Faiz Sharif, Shinwari LLP

Guest Waqas Moosa

CEO, Hadron Solar

Season 2 Episode 5
  • Energy

Under the Lens: Renewable Energy

In this podcast, Rizwan Faiz and Waqas Moosa talk about the current state and trends of renewable energy in Pakistan and the challenges associated with it. They discuss the possible future of renewables, the industry perspective in this transition, and the rise of the solar industry.
Host Dr. Sher Afghan Asad

Assistant Professor, LUMS

Guest Mansoor A. Sultan

Former CIO, Federal Board of Revenue

Season 2 Episode 4
  • Firms
  • Taxation

Evolution of Digital Transformation in Tax Administration

Mansoor A Sultan and Dr. Sher Afghan Asad discuss the digital transformation process and how effectively it can help the provincial tax administration in Pakistan and its potential impact on the tax system.
Host Dr. Ijaz Nabi

Executive Director CDPR, and Country Director IGC

Guest Dr. Sadiq Ahmed

Vice Chairman of the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh

Season 2 Episode 3
  • State

Tale of Two Countries: Pakistan & Bangladesh

Dr. Sadiq Ahmed and Dr. Ijaz Nabi talk about the development journey of Bangladesh and how it has come to become a success story by highlighting the big turning points and what lessons Pakistan can take away from Bangladesh's success.
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