Home Projects Publications Research Areas Institutional Capacity Join us
MAIN MENU
   Home
   About Us
   Research Areas
    Physical Science Basis
    Impacts, adaptation &      vulnerability
    Mitigation & climate      change policy
   Research Projects
   Publications
   Institutional Capacity
   Pakistan's Climate    Change Concerns and    Vulnerability
 
   Capacity Building and    Awareness raising
 
   Climate Change    Courses
   National    Communications
   SP3C
   NDCs
   Tenders
   Join us
   GCISC Staff
    Research Staff
    Administrative Staff
   Gallery
 
About US


Overwhelming evidence accumulated over the last three decades clearly shows that human activity has reached a level where it is significantly affecting the global environment. Furthermore, the global change due to anthropogenic perturbations is happening at a much shorter time scale compared to the natural events. It is feared that some of the resulting adverse impacts will have serious implications in areas such as climate, health, water, energy, food security etc. in many parts of the world. Developing countries with weak scientific and technological base will be most vulnerable to such adverse impacts.

It is in this perspective that the Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC) was established in May 2002 on the initiative of Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, then Special Advisor to the Chief Executive of Pakistan. The Centre started functioning with seed money provided by the Ministry of Science & Technology, and functioned as a Public Sector Development Project (PSDP) for 11 years.

In March 2013, GCISC was granted the status of a regular national entity by passage of "GCISC Act 2013" through the Parliament. It is now functioning as dedicated research institute, under the directions of a Board of Governors (BOG-GCISC) as per provision of the Act.

 
 
 
Mission
Objectives
Board of Governers
Staff