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Shafqat Aziz
Head of Climate Change
Freedom Gate Prosperity
EXPERIENCE & PERSPECTIVE
Professional background
Shafqat Aziz is a seasoned Development Communications Specialist, Policy Advocate, and Master Trainer with over 20 years of experience in policy advocacy, media engagement, and stakeholder collaboration. He has led high-impact communication campaigns, policy reforms, and capacity-building initiatives across climate change, DRR, gender equality, food security, and WASH. Having worked with Oxfam, SDPI, PPAF, and major media outlets, he excels in multi-stakeholder dialogues, media strategies, and policy lobbying. As an Independent Consultant, he has collaborated with UNICEF, GIZ, and corporate leaders on advocacy campaigns in MHH, financial inclusion, and sustainable development.
At FGP, he also serves as a Strategic Policy Advisor. He is the author of Before the Valley Drowns and its Urdu edition, Toofaan-e-Bala Khez Se Pahly, which connect climate challenges with lived experience and public policy.