Dr. Fazilda Nabeel
Dr. Fazilda Nabeel is a climate and water governance expert with more than 13 years of teaching and research experience in the development sector. Dr. Nabeel is an advisor for the Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan and United Nations Living Indus Initiative for the ecological restoration of the Indus Basin in Pakistan. Fazilda is also teaching courses on the Business Case for Climate Action at Sulaiman Dawood School of Business LUMS University. She completed her Ph.D in Development Studies from the University of Sussex (UK) with a research focus on the political ecology of groundwater (non) governance in the Indus Basin of Pakistan. She has worked extensively for the Government of Pakistan and international development organisations on a breadth of policy issues at the intersection of climate and water governance, with a specific focus on gender justice.
SUNDAY Sunday 3rd March
Beyond Nature's Housekeepers. Panelists: Hamera Aisha, Fazilda Nabeel, Dr. Ayesha Khan, Sabiha Zaman
Location: Hall 1
In rural economies, women are often the main custodians of natural resources; they are seed savers; they protect, cultivate and use these resources in their daily lives. Furthermore, they tend to be the guardians of traditional knowledge associated with dwindling genetic resources. However, women’s leadership in conservation and natural resource management, while unique and essential, is often not recognised. How can we acknowledge the contributions of women to thriving ecosystems while also ensuring their full and meaningful engagement and support their rights, interests and priorities? This conversation will explore various perspectives, including the forest as a community, women as custodians of space and their connection to climate and the creation of beauty. It will also draw upon learnings from historical ecofeminist movements.
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