Advancing Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Through Innovation and Policy

Addressing the growing challenges of climate change demands cutting-edge solutions and effective environmental policies. As global temperatures rise and extreme weather events increase, governments, industries, and communities recognize that traditional approaches are not sufficient. Breakthroughs in clean energy, carbon removal, data-driven adaptation tools, and sustainable infrastructure offer innovative opportunities, but their integration requires policies that enable rapid deployment, equitable access, and long-term investment. Together, innovation and policy form the foundation of a strategic, coordinated response capable of protecting humans and the environment. Advancing Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Through Innovation and Policy explores how emerging technologies, scientific advances, and innovative practices reduce climate impacts. It examines the role of policy frameworks in accelerating these solutions, ensuring they are both equitable and effective. This book covers topics such as ecology, risk management, and government and law, and is a useful resource for policymakers, climatologists, academicians, researchers, and environmental scientists.

Qamar Ali is an Instructor/Tutor in Economics, Virtual University of Pakistan since 15-12-2015. Addition to my teaching responsibilities, I wrote 50 research papers after joining Virtual University of Pakistan. These research papers are published in recognized national & international journals. Out of these, 26 research papers are published in impact factor journals like Journal of Cleaner Production (IF=9.227), Renewable Energy (IF=8.001), Transportation Research Part A: Policy and practice (IF=5.594), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF=3.056), Scientia Horticulturae (IF=3.463), Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (IF=1.200), The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (IF=0.422). Moreover, I am also engaged as reviewers with different research journals. I received a certificate of the Outstanding Reviewer in 2017 from Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF=14.982), Elsevier, The Netherlands. I also received certificate of reviewing research articles from Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF=2.800), Springer & Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, Science Domain International, India. The cumulative impact factor of my published work is 185.571, having 1215 citations and h-index 18. I wrote 4 Economics books, published by Dogar Publishers, Lahore

Brief CV of Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq (Tenured Professor) Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq is currently working as Professor/Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, the University of Faisalabad-Pakistan. He completed his graduation in 1985 and earned MS degree in Agricultural Economics in 1988. He won the scholarship in 1990-91, from USAID for training in Agricultural Marketing and Sales from Colorado State University, USA. Later on he won scholarship from the World Bank for higher studies in Australia and went to University of New England, Armidale Australia in 1995 and successfully completed his PhD degree. There he carried out his doctoral level research on the key issue of agricultural policy in Pakistan. During his stay in Australia, he also actively participated in various socio-cultural activities. In the year 2006, he also won a prestigious Higher Education Commission funded fellowship and went to University of Laval, Canada for his post doctorate studies. Dr. Ashfaq has rendered services as consultant to various national and international organizations. He is also acting as PhD/MS supervisor for ICDD, Kassel University, Germany. He has also won the TWAS Associateship Award in 2011 and Australian Alumni Excellence Award in 2013 for Innovation and Research. He has supervised 12 PhD students and more than 150 MS/M.Phil/MSc students. He is the author/co-author of 5 books; 14 chapters and more than 100 research papers published in peer reviewed journals. He is also working as editor/section editor of different journals. He has completed 32 research projects as PI/Co-PI which were funded by national and international organisations like USAID, ACIAR, ICARDA, IFPRI, ILRI, AgMIP, JBIC, ADB, JICA, TiKA, UK Met Dept. and Govt of Pakistan. Experience: Prof. Ashfaq have more than 32 years of rich teaching and research experience and have interest and worked on various research projects in the following areas; o Irrigated Agriculture o Impact Assessment of Interventions o Supply Chain Management o Climate Change and Poverty Contact Details

Mr. Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan is currently working as a Lecturer in Economics at the Government Postgraduate College, Jaranwala. He started his research career as an Internee at the Technology transfer Institute. He joined Higher Education Department Punjab on 18-08-2012, as Lecturer in Economics. He has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience. He passed B.Sc. (Hons.) Agricultural and Resources Economics in 2011 from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. During his education, He actively participated in university-level competitions at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He five times won the Quiz Competition at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during graduation. He got M.Phil. Economics degree from the Government College University, Faisalabad in 2016. In 2017, He enrolled Ph.D. Economics from Government College University, Faisalabad. During his career, he has published 55research publications in refereed International and national journals, including 18 research papers that have been published in impact factor journals. The cumulative impact factor of his research is 200, having 1866 citations and an h-index 20. His current research focus is on disaster management, marketing efficiency, environmental economics, and agricultural economics.