Jawed Ali Khan, Senior Advisor and Programme Manager, UN Habitat Pakistan

Jawed Ali Khan is one of Pakistan’s most experienced practitioners working at the intersection of climate policy and sustainable urban development. As Senior Advisor and Programme Manager at UN Habitat Pakistan, he brings decades of work spanning government, international organisations, and field level implementation. For more than ten years he served as Pakistan’s National Focal Point for the UNFCCC, UN Habitat, UNEP, and several other UN bodies, representing the country in international climate negotiations and technical working groups around the world. During that period he played a direct role in shaping some of Pakistan’s most important environmental frameworks, including the National Climate Change Policy, the National Environment Policy, and the National Sustainable Development Policy. In his current role at UN Habitat, he has worked with Pakistan’s federal government to develop a National Urban Development Strategy focused on climate resilient and inclusive urban growth. He has also championed the Zero Waste Cities agenda in Pakistan, drawing attention to the links between waste, plastic pollution, urban resilience, and the broader climate crisis. His career reflects a sustained commitment to translating global climate commitments into concrete policy and action on the ground.