The “Gender Just Climate Solution Award” was given to environmentalist Javed Hussain at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, making him the first Pakistani recipient of the honour, Sameer Mandhro reports for Express Tribune.

The title of Hussain’s project was, “Advancing the labor rights of women cotton pickers in Pakistan”.


The Hala-born environmentalist has actively worked on the issue of how climate change affects women who harvest cotton in Mitiari and other areas of Sindh province, one of the most flood-prone districts in the province.

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