Dr. Noman Ahmed, Pro Vice Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology

Dr. Noman Ahmed is one of Pakistan’s most respected voices on urban planning, housing, and the design of cities that can withstand the pressures of both rapid growth and climate change. As Pro Vice Chancellor at NED University of Engineering and Technology, he brings decades of academic and applied research to questions of how Pakistani cities are built, governed, and sustained. He has participated in major national conversations on urban resilience, contributing to UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Day deliberations on climate-smart urban planning and providing expert input on solid waste management, coastal ecosystems, and infrastructure design. His research and teaching engage directly with the challenges facing Karachi and other Pakistani cities as they navigate the intersection of informality, resource scarcity, and climate vulnerability. NED University has been a partner institution in the Waste Wise Cities Tool initiative for Karachi, and Dr. Ahmed’s involvement reflects the critical role that engineering and architecture education plays in producing the technical workforce and policy thinking that climate adaptation will require.