CVF Youth Fellowship

Haseeb is a committed climate change professional and environmental engineer with extensive experience in sustainability, climate adaptation, climate education, as well as youth and women entrepreneurship and development. In the last three years, he has been involved in crucial national projects, notably the preparation of Pakistan’s Third National Communication on Climate Change under the UNFCCC and conduct of the conference "The Climate Change Emergency:Pakistan in the 21st Century and the Road to COP-28.” There, Haseeb co-led assessments related to climate change education, training, gender and women empowerment, and linking climate change to policies and actions. Haseeb has demonstrated his ability to design research approaches and educational materials tailored to meet the needs of the UNFCCC in Pakistan, which include surveys, policy briefs, and informational materials on climate change and COP proceedings. During the various assignments, he engaged over 3,000 key stakeholders from the government, private organizations, and frontline climate-vulnerable communities. His role with the World Wide Fund in Pakistan involves extensive work on data collection, research, and designing strategies for adaptation and mitigation scenarios in the country. Additionally, Haseeb plays a key role in enhancing capacity building for diverse stakeholders, including technical and non-technical sectors and climate-vulnerable communities. This he does by co-creating research products, educational materials, and reports. Haseeb also actively supports and leads awareness-raising activities, including organizing workshops, conferences, and leading sessions for young people on sustainable development and climate action. In his role with Green Box, a youth-led organization mainstreaming Sustainable Development Goals, and UNDP in the Asia-Pacific region, Haseeb has contributed to several action-oriented policy briefs and research studies on youth and women empowerment and inclusivity, focusing on just transitions and entrepreneurship. He has recently launched a South-Asian advocacy program aimed at cultivating visionary leaders who can drive meaningful action on climate issues.