WRITER · SOCIAL ACTIVIST · CLIMATE ADVOCATE
MY WORK
Public responsibility, young people and everyday inequalities.
Hammad Gillani’s social writing asks how public decisions are experienced by people whose voices are often missing from the debate. Environmental pressures, access to basic services and the dignity of everyday work are recurring concerns.
His articles on outdoor labourers and children’s exposure to smog connect climate and environmental policy with health, inequality and the conditions in which people live and work. His reflections on tourism and development ask how communities can benefit from change without losing the landscapes and resources on which they depend.
Writing on Pakistan’s youth and the climate crisis considers the place of young people in building a more resilient future. Hammad’s wider public engagement includes awareness workshops, climate marches and conversations on television and radio.
This work is rooted in the belief that public discussion should remain connected to everyday responsibilities: how people care for their communities, take part in civic life and hold institutions accountable. His original Urdu reflections offer a more personal view of the experiences and relationships behind the writing.
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.
An argument for discussing Pakistan’s provincial boundaries through democratic debate, administrative needs and public services, with attention to representation and the everyday experience of governance.
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.
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.
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 personal remembrance of his father, written in Urdu.