Let’s talk Climate action · Policy · Governance
Ideas that move with the tide—and move policy forward.
Daryalab is a climate action platform working at the intersection of policy, governance and public life.
From Karachi, we connect ambitious thinking with practical action—bringing institutions, communities and new ideas into the same conversation.
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A flagship initiative of Darya Lab
Darya Lab’s flagship platform for climate awareness, advocacy and public culture. The work below has been developed through CAC with communities, institutions and partners across Karachi and Pakistan.
Work through CAC
Work across clean energy, Electric Vehicles, culture, city planning, climate justice and the air we breathe.
Energy transition
CAC works to make renewable power more accessible and affordable across Karachi through research, advocacy and community action. The programme advances decentralized solar, mini-grid and off-grid models, sustainable finance and public campaigns for a cleaner, fairer energy system.
FocusSolar access · Community action · Energy policy
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Clean transport
CAC is helping move Pakistan toward decarbonized transport through EV policy advocacy, ecosystem building and cross-sector collaboration. Its work connects government, finance and industry while building public awareness through conferences, workshops and hands-on vehicle experiences.
FocusEV policy · Finance · Charging ecosystem
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Public imagination
CAC’s flagship cultural and advocacy initiative treats the climate crisis as a cultural challenge as well as an environmental one. Through storytelling, art, scholarship and public dialogue, it brings people together to imagine futures grounded in hope, justice and transformation.
FocusStorytelling · Arts and culture · Public dialogue
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City planning
CAC contributes research, community perspectives and policy recommendations to Karachi’s most important planning processes: the Greater Karachi Regional Plan 2047 and Karachi Climate Action Plan. The work advocates for transparent data, accountable governance and climate resilience at the center of the city’s future.
FocusK-CAP · Master planning · Climate governance
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Collective action
Climate Week Karachi creates a citywide space for science, culture, policy and lived experience to meet. Its programme connects the Indus and Karachi’s coastline with urgent questions spanning floods, heat, biodiversity, energy, transport, air quality, climate finance and justice.
FocusCitywide convening · Culture · Climate justice
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Climate justice
Green Chamber builds the legal knowledge and capacity needed to advance climate justice. Its work combines strategic public-interest litigation, legal education, Right to Information research and movement lawyering with lawyers, bar associations, students and community advocates.
FocusPublic-interest law · Legal education · Accountability
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Healthy cities
CAC frames clean air as a fundamental right and works through data, advocacy, education and grassroots organizing. The programme tracks air quality, supports public understanding and advances policy on vehicle emissions, green infrastructure, industrial regulation and sustainable waste management.
FocusPublic data · Clean air policy · Awareness
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