Climate Mahaul

In this episode, Zuha Siddiqui from Rest of World shares her investigative journey uncovering the impact of smog on gig workers in Lahore, Delhi, and Dhaka. She reveals the alarming levels of air pollution her team discovered, and the struggles faced by workers navigating these hazardous conditions. Ameera Adil, head of sustainability at NUST and climate activist, joins the conversation to discuss Pakistan's air quality crisis. She lays out the profound effects of air pollution on quality of life, examining measurement methods, health implications, and government policies.

Listen to the full episode to understand this critical issue and explore potential solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

Additional sources:
- To read the piece by Rest of the World, please use this link.
- To check real time air quality in your city, use this link

Credits:
- Tooba Masood - Host and Manager at Tabadlab
- Zuha Siddiqui and Ameera Adil - Guest
- Irtiza Qasim - Editor
- Maimoonah Mohsin - Research and Production
- Sara Khan - Quality Control
- Music by  Emotion by Tonydrumer & TVARI – Tokyo Café

Every winter, the Lahore smog becomes the centre of Pakistan's climate change conversation. 🌫🚨

But air quality isn't a seasonal issue.

Stay tuned for the next episode of Climate Mahaul, where Zuha Siddiqui and Ameera Adil unpack the terrifying consequences of air pollution on the people it impacts the most. 

Listen to the preview 🎧

To listen to Season 2 of Climate Mahaul by Tabadlab, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270440.
For Season 1, go to: https://soundcloud.com/climatemahaul.

Additional resources
• To know more about what climate financing is, please use this link

• To access the Climate Policy Initiative discussed in the episode, click on this link

• To read more up on the Green Climate Fund (GCF), visit this link

Credits
• Zeeshan Salahuddin, Host and Director CRGC at Tabadlab
• Kashmala Kakakhel, Guest
• Muhammad Kashif Nadeem, Editor and Producer
• Maimoonah Mohsin, Research and Coordination
• Artwork by Kashif Nadeem
• Music by TVARI – Tokyo Café 

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