Evidence over rhetoric.
Since 2007.
Who We Are
ClimateWatch is a youth-led climate policy think tank affiliated with the National Climate Change Board (NCCB) since 2007. Headquartered across Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan, we operate at the intersection of environmental science, governance reform, and community-driven resilience.
To advance evidence-based climate policy, empower frontline communities through adaptive capacity building, and drive systemic transparency across national and sub-national climate governance frameworks.
A climate-resilient Pakistan where every community has equitable access to environmental data, participates in policy formation, and benefits from climate-adaptive development pathways.
Core Values
These principles govern every program, publication, and partnership we undertake.
Climate Justice
Centering equity in every climate intervention — ensuring that the communities most vulnerable to environmental degradation lead the conversations that shape their futures.
Transparency
Open data, open governance, open accountability. Every policy recommendation, dataset, and impact metric we produce is publicly accessible and independently verifiable.
Scientific Rigor
All programs are grounded in peer-reviewed research and validated through multi-stakeholder review processes aligned with IPCC methodologies.
Community Sovereignty
Local knowledge systems and indigenous practices are not ancillary — they are foundational to resilient climate adaptation strategies.
Intergenerational Responsibility
Climate policy must account for long-term ecological debt. Our youth engagement and education programs embed sustainability into generational decision-making.
Governance & Leadership
Our executive team combines deep policy expertise with on-the-ground climate adaptation experience across South Asia.
Shayan Ali
Founder & Executive DirectorClimate policy specialist with over a decade of experience in environmental governance across South Asia. NCCB-affiliated researcher since 2007.
NCCB History
Founding & NCCB Affiliation
ClimateWatch was established under the framework of the National Climate Change Board (NCCB), marking the beginning of a sustained effort to integrate climate science into Pakistan's governance landscape.
Expansion to Gilgit-Baltistan
Opened a field office in Gilgit-Baltistan to address glacial melt, GLOF risk, and high-altitude community resilience — bringing climate policy directly to the frontlines.
Youth & ESD Program Launch
Launched the Education for Sustainable Development initiative, embedding climate literacy into school curricula across 12 districts in partnership with provincial education departments.
NDC Policy Advisory Role
Appointed as a technical advisor for Pakistan's updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), contributing research on sub-national climate adaptation metrics.