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From environmental governance to climate citizenship

Rethinking state authority, climate vulnerability and conflict dynamics in Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Iqbal Uddin Arif University of Massachusetts
  • Muhammad Irfan Mahsud Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University Islamabad
  • Sumeera Imran National Defence University, Dept. of International Relations

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl.2556

Palabras clave:

Gobernanza medioambiental, ciudadanía climática, política medioambiental, fragmentación institucional, Pakistán

Resumen

Este artículo replantea el cambio climático en Pakistán no solo como una cuestión medioambiental, sino como un profundo desafío para la autoridad estatal, la ciudadanía y la pertenencia política. Aborda la brecha existente entre el amplio marco de políticas climáticas de Pakistán y la limitada capacidad del Estado para proteger a las poblaciones vulnerables, debido a una gobernanza fragmentada, una aplicación deficiente de la ley y la ausencia de un enfoque basado en los derechos. Mediante el análisis jurídico doctrinal, la revisión de políticas, el mapeo institucional y entrevistas con informantes clave, el estudio examina la interacción entre las disposiciones constitucionales, las leyes medioambientales, los regímenes de gestión de desastres y los sistemas de protección social. Los resultados muestran que los desplazamientos provocados por el clima, la inseguridad en el acceso a los recursos y la alteración de los medios de subsistencia están generando nuevas formas de ciudadanía precaria que, en gran medida, no se reconocen dentro de la estructura jurídica y administrativa de Pakistán. El artículo sostiene que una resiliencia climática efectiva requiere una reforma institucional y el reconocimiento constitucional de las poblaciones vulnerables al clima como sujetos políticos de pleno derecho, lo que contribuye a los debates globales sobre el cambio climático, los derechos y las relaciones entre el Estado y la sociedad en el Sur Global en un sentido más amplio.

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Biografía del autor/a

Muhammad Iqbal Uddin Arif, University of Massachusetts

Associate Lecturer

Muhammad Irfan Mahsud, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University Islamabad

Assistant Professor.

Corresponding author: irfanmahsud@ndu.edu.pk

Sumeera Imran, National Defence University, Dept. of International Relations

Assistant Professor.

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15-05-2026

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Arif, M. I. U., Mahsud, M. I. y Imran, S. (2026) «From environmental governance to climate citizenship: Rethinking state authority, climate vulnerability and conflict dynamics in Pakistan», Oñati Socio-Legal Series. doi: 10.35295/osls.iisl.2556.

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