Thinking from the field — perspectives on E&S risk, strategy, and sustainable finance.

Building Climate Resilience with Nature: The Zephyr Power Wind Farm, Pakistan
ISEP Sustainable Finance Insight Journal, Volume 5 — February 2026
Co-authored with Kumayl Khaleeli, CEO of Zephyr Power Limited, this article examines how a coastal wind farm in Pakistan's Indus River Delta used mangrove restoration as a primary resilience strategy rather than conventional hard engineering. With over 120,000 seedlings planted across 300 hectares, analysis estimated the programme could prevent approximately USD 7 million in cumulative repair and maintenance costs — a twentyfold return on an initial USD 50,000 investment.
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Climate Risk: Beyond Reporting to Strategic Action
ISEP Transform — March 2026
Co-authored with James Stuart of Climate Resilience Pty Limited, this article argues that physical climate risk is increasingly well measured but weakly managed. The piece sets out a closed-loop approach to climate resilience, treating adaptation as a core investment discipline rather than a parallel analytical exercise.
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