WRITER · SOCIAL ACTIVIST · CLIMATE ADVOCATE
MY WORK
Climate change, water, biodiversity and the people living with environmental pressures.
Hammad Gillani writes about climate change through its effects on communities in Pakistan and beyond. His published work connects environmental policy with water access, public health, livelihoods and the responsibilities of government and society.
In his opinion articles, the climate crisis appears in the lives of farmers working with less predictable seasons, labourers facing dangerous heat and families rebuilding after floods. Other pieces examine biodiversity loss, tourism in vulnerable mountain landscapes, waste management and the cultural knowledge that can support environmental protection.
Water is a recurring thread in this work. Essays on conservation and water insecurity ask how communities can be protected before a shortage or disaster becomes a headline. His writing on Pakistan’s biodiversity and mountain development similarly asks what is lost when environmental responsibility is left out of public decisions.
Perspectives on Bangkok, Kathmandu and the UAE extend this conversation to urban resilience, leadership and sustainability across the wider region. These are opinion essays that connect public choices with lived experience.
Alongside his writing, Hammad has participated in climate marches, led awareness workshops and contributed to public discussions. The Progressive Climate Foundation’s Kashmir chapter listed him in a public webinar programme on climate change and mental health.
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EXPLORE THE WORK
An opinion article on climate change as a health emergency and why protecting public health must be part of government budget decisions. Published in West England Bylines.
How changing seasons, extreme heat and floods affect farmers, outdoor workers and families in Pakistan, and why resilience needs better planning as well as emergency relief.
How everyday waste in Pakistan reveals gaps in collection, public responsibility and environmental governance, and why cleaner communities require more than occasional clean-up drives.
A reflection on the changing natural life of the Margalla Hills and Rawal Lake, and the need to protect Pakistan’s habitats through stronger conservation and responsible development.
An examination of tourism and construction in Azad Kashmir, asking how development can protect mountain landscapes, local communities and the places visitors come to enjoy.
How community knowledge, local traditions and cultural relationships with the land can inform environmental protection and give climate action stronger roots in everyday life.
A look at the environmental consequences of conflict and fossil-fuel dependence, connecting the human costs of war with damage to the natural systems on which communities depend.
An examination of Pakistan’s persistent water insecurity beyond headline-making floods and droughts, focusing on access, contamination, management and the people who live with these pressures.
A reflection on Pakistan’s recurring floods, the loss experienced by affected families and the repeated failures that make preparedness and long-term climate resilience so urgent.
How rainfall in mountain communities becomes a threat when environmental pressures and development expose people to danger, and why preparedness must reflect the realities of the landscape.
A reflection on the human cost of a river tragedy in Swat and the responsibilities that accompany tourism, public safety and development in vulnerable mountain environments.
An exploration of environmental responsibility through an Islamic ethical perspective, connecting care for nature, moderation and responsibility to the practical demands of climate action.
A call to take water conservation seriously, linking the changing experience of northern communities with the need for practical protection of a shared and increasingly pressured resource.
An argument for recognising young people as participants in Pakistan’s climate response, with attention to education, local action and communities facing extreme weather.
An examination of air pollution as a children’s health issue, connecting cleaner air with public responsibility, environmental regulation and the protection of vulnerable families.
A reflection on Bangkok’s flood experience and urban pressures, asking what climate resilience means for cities living with water, rapid growth and environmental change.
How extreme heat and changing weather threaten outdoor workers, especially in construction and agriculture, and why climate adaptation must include labour rights, health and workplace protection.
A discussion of municipal leadership in Kathmandu and the lessons that urban environmental action, youth participation and public accountability can offer Pakistan.
A look at the UAE’s response to climate pressures and its emphasis on sustainability, innovation and the role of environmental policy in a changing economy.