Ajaz Ahmed

AJAZ AHMED

PhD Economics, Durham University Business School, Durham UK

AJAZ AHMED

PhD Economics, Durham University Business School, Durham UK

Reviewer

  • Reviewer Journal of Cleaner Production
  • European Review of Agricultural Economics

Publications

Papers

  • Ahmed, A. (2025), Role of Agriculture in Green Industrialization in Pakistan, Project Paper No. 4, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
  • Ahmed, A. and Irshad, H. (2023), Farming Communities Autonomous Adaptation to Climate Change in Pakistan: A Review, Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 61, 01, 2023.
  • Aftab, A., Ahmed, A. & Scarpa, R. (2021) ‘Farm Households’ Perception of Weather Change and Flood Adaptations in Northern Pakistan’, Ecological Economics 182, 2021, 106882.
  • Ahmed, A. (2020), Designing commercial forestry schemes for subsistence farmers’ climate resilience using adaptation finance, The Adaptation Finance Fellowship Programme (AFFP) paper.
  • Ahmed, A. (2014) ‘Energy Smart Buildings: Potential for Conservation and Efficiency of Energy’, The Pakistan Development Review 53:4 Part II (Winter 2014) pp. 371–380.
  • Ahmed, A. & Salman, A. (2012) ‘Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Business in Pakistan: Perceptions and Realities’, The Pakistan Development Review, 51:4 Part II (Winter) pp. 303–316.
  • Ahmed, A. Mustafa, U., & Khalid, M. (2011) ‘Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Technology and Women Time Allocation in District Bagh and Battagram Pakistan’, The Pakistan Development Review, 50:4 Part II (Winter 2011) pp. 459–470.
  • Ahmed, A., Mustafa, U., & Samad, G. (2011) ‘Economic Appraisal of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Technology in Bagh and Battagram Districts Pakistan’, CEECC Working Paper, PIDE.
  • Ahmed, A., Mustafa, U., & Nasir, M. (2011) ‘Impact Of Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Technology On Women Well Being In Hilly And Fragile Areas: Evidence From Pakistan’, CEECC Working Paper, PIDE.

Reports

  • Khan, F., Ahmed, A. and Rehman, A. (2013). Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) in Pakistan. Available at https://www.iied.org/g03622.
  • Ahmed, A. and Khan, F. (2013). Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) in Pakistan: Q2 Report – Feasibility Testing Phase. Available at https://www.iied.org/10070iied.
  • Khan, F., Rehman, A. and Ahmed, A. (2014). Applying TAMD in Pakistan: Rainwater harvesting, resilience & gender. Available at https://www.iied.org/10105iied.

Book chapters

  • Ahmed, A. (2025), Decolonising Climate Policy for Self-sustaining Solutions to Climate Change in Global South, Irene, J. O., Irene, B. N., Omeihe, K. O., & Frank, R. (Eds.). The Emerald handbook of sustainable energy transition and social justice: Contemporary issues and debates in the Global South (New Frontiers in African Business and Society). Emerald Publishing.
  • Ahmed, A. (2022). Autonomous Adaptation to Flooding by Farmers in Pakistan. In: Haque, A.K.E., Mukhopadhyay, P., Nepal, M., Shammin, M.R. (eds) Climate Change and Community Resilience. Springer.

Work in progress

  • Ahmed, A., Palma, D., and Williams, G. (2025), Modelling commuters’ preferences for public transport in the three Pakistani cities (Revised & resubmitted).
  • Ahmed, A. and Irshad, H. (2025), Urban communities’ resilience to climate change through low-cost autonomous adaptation (Under review).
  • Williams, G. and Ahmed, A. (2025), Impacts of climate change on women in the Global South – A systematic literature review (Under review).
  • Ahmed, A., Williams, G., and Irshad, H. (2025), Citizens’ concerns for the state of future climate and intergenerational equity in Pakistan (Submitted).
  • Ahmed, A. and Palma, D. (2026), Graduates’ Employability – Modelling Demand for Marketable Knowledge and Skills (In process).

Newspaper articles