Mehmood Alam Khalid
President
Mehmood Alam Khalid has been an energetic volunteer on the environment and climate change issues for the last 18 years. He has participated in many national and international conferences, he has served in northern regions and desert areas with the Pakistan Chapter of Global Water Partnership.
He is an active member of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors and the Deputy Chairman of the National Climate Change Committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors and a member of the Standing Committee on Environment of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries. Pakistan leading environmental Urdu magazine Farozaan and environmental web channel Farozaan TV are running under his skilled management.
His leadership skills, vast experiences, and effective teamwork have made many environmental projects and campaigns functional and result oriented. His planning, controlling, implementing monitoring, and evaluation process produced unbelievable outcomes.
Muhammad Toheed
Vice President
Muhammed Toheed is an Urban Planner and Geographer. His areas of work are urban informality, infrastructural violence, climate change, land/tenure dynamics, and GIS-based mapping. He received his M. Phil in Urban and Regional Planning from NED University. He is presently adjunct faculty at the Bahria University, Earth and Environmental Sciences Department as well as the NED University, Architecture, and Planning Department. He is also affiliated with Karachi Urban Lab IBA as Associate Director.
He is working for marginalized communities living in informal settlements across Karachi facing climate change threats; training the youth in mapping and surveying; managing citywide mapping projects with organizations, and government departments.
He is interested in exploring and acquiring spatial data to build a geodatabase of different infrastructural domains and analyzing that data to suggest solutions for urban issues. He has worked with World Bank as a consultant on a project regarding Covid-19 impacts on the urban poor in Karachi. He is constantly writing on different urban issues.
Furqan Haider
General Secretary
Furqan Haider is a campaigner on Environmental Protection, Human Rights, and progressive social education. He is associated with a number of active NGOs tailoring the customs of entrepreneurship, livelihood, and psychosocial understanding, producing high-quality advocacy for civic issues.
He possesses experience in proposal writing, devising communication strategies, media management, and project management.
He is a Master-trainer on Mind Mapping, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Grooming, Character Building, Communication Skills, Environmental Sustainability, NGO Management, Social Media Practices, and Mind Programming.
He has taken intensive training from INGOs including IUCN, UNDP, and Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation on environmental issues and smart city agenda. He has a vast experience in sustainable mass urban plantations, maintaining natural habitats to preserve echo balances, and responding to environmental emergencies like heat waves and urban flooding.
Darakhshan Shakil
Joint Secretary
Dr. Darakhshan Shakil is a committed environmentalist concerned with the conservation and preservation of the natural environment. She received her Ph.D. (Zoology) in Wildlife from Karachi University. Currently, she is serving as an Assistant Professor at Bahria College Karachi and a Member of the Maritime Committee Pakistan Navy. She is credited with publishing several research papers in national and international journals and contributing articles to magazines.
She has also worked as an ornithologist and environmentalist with WWF-PAK on the Indus for All project. She is proficient in conducting research, preparing reports, writing articles, and delivering lectures. She is an ardent advocate and campaigner on environmental issues to improve the quality of the natural environment by curbing human activities that harm the environment.
She believes in bringing about a change in society’s attitude towards environmental choices with a different way of thinking in which people try to care more about the long-term survival of the planet and life on Earth. She is trying to sensitize the youth to recognize environmental problems and solve them properly for survival.
Salahuddin Ahmed
Finance Secretary
Salahuddin Ahmed is a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the banking industry as a finance management, audit, and disciplinary personnel. He started his career in domestic banking and has also worked in the areas of international banking, trade finance, credit, and corporate audit. He is proficient in verifying and entering source data into prescribed computer databases, files, and forms.
He leads the organization’s overall financial operations and strategy implementation and performs monitoring and evaluation. He is passionate about social work and is active in fundraising to help the underprivileged.
He is a person of social intelligence with a loving and compassionate heart who is apt to work on humanitarian causes. He is a likable person due to his charismatic demeanor and physical attractiveness and his intelligence and balanced temperament always puts him at the forefront of solving every conflict and emerging problem.
He is naturally competitive, bold, and confident that he is always ready to move forward, and easily overcomes challenges and obstacles in the way of success. His areas of interest include research, M&E, strategic planning, and organizational effectiveness.
Alia Khan
Executive Member
Alia Khan is an organic gardening expert and runs a youtube channel to teach kitchen gardening and guide people through print, electronic and social media. She is a campaigner on environmental issues with a special focus on health support and plantation drive.
She evinced a deep interest in the welfare of neglected communities. She believes in constructive and sustainable social work, and she has focused on generating livelihood opportunities for deserving women through organic kitchen gardening. She is working for the preservation, protection, and restoration of the natural environment and to raise public awareness of climate change and environmental issues. She is a strong supporter of the emancipation of women and has taken many initiatives for women’s entrepreneurship, health, social education, and woman’s rights.
