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Adil Najam

Professor, International Relations and Earth & Environment Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University

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Adil Najam served as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), work for which the IPCC was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore. In 2009, Najam was appointed to serve on the UN Committee for Development Policy, a 24-member panel that advises the UN Economic and Social Council. In the fall of 2014, he will serve as the inaugural dean of the new Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.

In addition to Boston University, Najam has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Massachusetts, and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has written over 100 scholarly papers and book chapters and serves on the editorial boards of many scholarly journals. He is a past winner of MIT’s Goodwin Medal for Effective Teaching, the Fletcher School Paddock Teaching Award, the Stein Rokan Award of the International Political Science Association, the ARNOVA Emerging Scholar Award, and the Pakistan Television Medal for Outstanding Achievement. Najam is frequently interviewed by and writes for the popular media and is the founding editor of the blog Pakistaniat.com.

Najam is an expert in international diplomacy and development. His research interests include sustainable development, Muslim and South Asian politics, environmental politics in developing countries, and philanthropy among immigrant communities in the United States. Much of his work has focused on longer-term global policy problems, especially those related to human well-being and sustainable development. He contributed to Pakistan’s first environmental policy document, as well as to that country’s report to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, has worked closely with governments and civil society in both industrialized and developing countries, and regularly collaborates with the United Nations. Najam is a Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), a Visiting Fellow at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), and serves on the Boards of the Pakistan Institute for Environment-Development Action Research (PIEDAR) and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada.

Najam’s recent books include: Pakistanis in America: Portrait of a Giving Community (2006); Trade and Environment Negotiations: A Resource Book (2006); Envisioning a Sustainable Development Agenda for Trade and Environment (2006); Environment, Development and Human Security: Perspectives from South Asia (2003); and Civic Entrepreneurship (2002). He serves on the editorial boards of various scholarly publications including: Global Governance, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly; The Journal of Ecological Economics; Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development; Annual Editions: Environment; and The Encyclopedia of Earth.

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Coping with COP

January 28, 2018

News Line Magazine Adil Najam In a country as highly placed as Pakistan is on the Global Vulnerability Index (among the top 10 in the past decade), one would think matters related to Climate Change would be centre stage at all times… Expert quote: “To be honest, I don’t think Pakistan went to COP23  looking for […]

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Pakistan and Int’l climate laws

November 26, 2017

The News Adil Najam A developing country like Pakistan, which has contributed negligibly to the phenomenon of climate change, is one of the most affected… Expert quote: “The reality is that most international conventions are actually very hollow. They really have very few implementable clauses and nearly none for developing countries.” View full article

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Is America a ‘sovereign’ nation? A look at Trump’s new favorite word

September 23, 2017

The Hill Adil Najam President Trump has a new favorite word: sovereignty. He used it at least 21 times during his debut speech to the United Nations… View full article

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Want Geniuses? Welcome Immigrants

September 23, 2017

The New York Times Adil Najam Maybe “some are rapists,” in Donald Trump’s nasty words. But many are geniuses… Expert quote: “Since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded 579 times to 911 people and organizations…More than 100 of these have been immigrants and individuals born […]

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Let Sovereignty Ring: President Trump Speaks Before The United Nations

September 19, 2017

WBUR Adil Najam President Trump spoke before the United Nations on Tuesday, stressing the importance of sovereignty for every member state in the U.N… View full article

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Trump to explain ‘America first’ to U.N.

September 19, 2017

Boston Herald Adil Najam President Trump is expected to tell world leaders exactly what his “America first” foreign policy means for them when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly for the first time in a highly anticipated speech today… Expert quote: “We’ve seen various styles from President Trump.” View full article

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Pakistan cricket hero aims to turn green tide to political tsunami

September 12, 2017

Reuters Adil Najam As Pakistan’s cricketing hero turned politician Imran Khan considers a run for prime minister, his party’s record in his home province – especially the success of a widely touted reforestation initiative – is raising speculation that he might turn green advances into political advantage… “Imran Khan is certainly in the run for […]

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North Korea out to ‘test limits’ with missiles

August 31, 2017

Boston Herald quoting Adil Najam, Pardee School of Global Studies “North Korea’s rogue dictator’s brazen missile launch over Japan Monday was an attempt to “test the limits,” according to one local expert, who noted follow-up threats of more tests in “a meaningful prelude to containing Guam” has the Trump administration wrestling with an appropriate response…” […]

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Trump triggers new ‘Great Game’ in South Asia

August 29, 2017

The Hill by Adil Najam, Pardee School of Global Studies “Speaking at Fort Myer last week, the president promised that ‘American strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia will change dramatically.’…” View full article. 

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How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful

August 15, 2017

The Conversation by Adil Najam, Pardee School of  Global Studies/College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism…” View full article.   

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