Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Specialism
Currentposition
Consultancies
Thematicexpertise
Policyadvisor
Languages
Publications
Interests
Timeline
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Noreen Haider

Noreen Haider

Social Development Consultant/ Writer
Lahore,PB

Summary

Innovative and experienced individual with expertise in project management and creative problem-solving. Skilled in project coordination and innovative solution development.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PRODUCER FILM

A Place We Call Home
04.2017 - 12.2017
  • Best Film on Climate Change award at Karakoram International Mountain Film Festival 2017
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANm0rbd5nM8&t=14s


PROJECT COORDINATOR

CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT
  • Coordinating and Implementation of the Project, Development of the resource material, Training of the trainers, Conducting Awareness raising Training at Colleges and Universities

CERTIFIED MASTER TRAINER

Climate Reality Project
03.2017

MEMBER TASK FORCE

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
05.2015

RESEARCH CONSULTANT

PILDAT
01.2015

COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

World Bank
01.2014

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Practical Action
01.2014

Policy Advisor

Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis
01.2011 - 12.2011

Developed and wrote the first Pakistani Diaspora Policy and Policy Papers for the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Duryog Nivaran
01.2010

MEMBER SOCIAL SECTOR

Chief Minister Punjab's Monitoring and Implementation Cell
01.2008 - 09.2010
  • Policy Advisor to CM Punjab on Strategic Education Policy Planning in Punjab, Chairperson Special Committee on Strategic Education Planning, Punjab, Member Committee on Center of Excellence Project in Punjab
  • Implemented strategic planning efforts, ensuring long-term growth and sustainability in the social development sector.

PROJECT COORDINATOR

CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT Madadgar Trust
1 2016 - Current
  • CAP is an unprecedented and uniquely designed project for not only raising awareness in the future generation of Pakistan but also training the youth on how to make practical contributions and take action for combating global warming and climate change.

Climate Editor

The Friday Times
04.2024 - Current

Collecting and writing stories from around the country on climate change, environment and adaptation.

COMMUNICATION EXPERT

Sarhad Rural Support Programme
09.2015 - Current

Documented the projects in ten districts and wrote stories and case studies that were published in the national press.

Chairperson Madadgar Trust

MT
04.2006 - Current

Relief and Rehabilitation work during disasters, trainings on climate change awareness and adaptation, making resource materials for climate change education and awareness raising.

POLICY ADVISOR

Rural Development Policy Institute
01.2005 - 01.2010
  • Research and documentation on the different dimensions of disaster in the earthquake affected areas, Research and fact-finding reports on the gaps of the reconstruction, rehabilitation process, Member Editorial Board monthly magazine Disaster Alert.

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Illegal Migration Deterrent Campaign IMDC British High Commission
01.2008 - 01.2009

Produced the documentary film on Illegal Migration " Grim Realities of Illegal Migration"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c8HNTpiyvM


SENIOR CORRESPONDENT and Analyst

DAWN NEWS
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Reporting and Analysis

Education

Diploma in Project Management -

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Masters in English Language and Literature - undefined

Punjab University (Lahore)

Skills

Master Trainer in Disaster Management and Disaster Communication

Certification

Climate Change Reality Leadership Certification

Affiliations

MEMBER SOCIAL SECTOR, Chief Minister Punjab's Monitoring and Implementation Cell, 2008, 2010

Specialism

  • Disaster preparedness
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Effects of culture on risk perception
  • Community Based Adaptation
  • Disaster risk reduction
  • Capacity building for disaster risk reduction
  • Rural livelihoods, poverty and vulnerability analysis
  • Illegal Immigration and Human Trafficking

Currentposition

PROJECT COORDINATOR, CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT Madadgar Trust, Lahore, Pakistan, 2016, Present

Climate Editor The Friday Times 

Communication Specialist Sarhad Rural Development Prorgramme

Consultancies

  • CERTIFIED MASTER TRAINER, Climate Reality Project, Denver, USA, March 2017
  • COMMUNICATION EXPERT, Sarhad Rural Support Programme, Lahore, Pakistan, September 2015, Present
  • PRODUCER FILM, 'A PLACE WE CALL HOME', 2017
  • MEMBER TASK FORCE, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy, May 2015
  • RESEARCH CONSULTANT, PILDAT, Lahore, Pakistan, 2015
  • COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST, World Bank, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2014
  • DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, Practical Action, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, 2014
  • Policy Advisor, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, 2011
  • DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, Duryog Nivaran, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, 2010
  • PROJECT COORDINATOR, Illegal Migration Deterrent Campaign IMDC British High Commission Islamabad, Pakistan, 2008, 2009
  • PROJECT COORDINATOR, CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT

Thematicexpertise

  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Disaster risk reduction
  • Rights of Rivers
  • Green Energy
  • Regeneration and Conservation of Forests and Rivers
  • Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Resilience to climate change
  • Illegal Immigration and Human Trafficking

Policyadvisor

  • Policy Advisor to CM Punjab on Strategic Education Policy Planning in Punjab
  • Chairperson Special Committee on Strategic Education Planning, Punjab.
  • Member Committee on Center of Excellence Project in Punjab.
  • Member Chief Minister's Committee on Health Sector Reforms for strategic planning in Health Sector being the focal person for TB DOTS Programme in Punjab
  • CM Punjab's special Representative for WHO initiatives in Punjab.

Languages

Urdu and English
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Advanced
C1
Urdu
Proficient
C2
Punjabi
Proficient
C2

Publications

  • Columnist: The Nation
  • Al Ahram on line Egypt
  • Columnist: Pakistan Today
  • Climate Editor :The Friday Times
  • Contributer: Third Pole
  • Correspondent/Contributer: Dawn News
  • Contributer/ Columnist: The News
  • Producer Disaster Directory of Pakistan


Interests

Travelling

History and Archeology

Timeline

Climate Editor

The Friday Times
04.2024 - Current

PRODUCER FILM

A Place We Call Home
04.2017 - 12.2017

CERTIFIED MASTER TRAINER

Climate Reality Project
03.2017

COMMUNICATION EXPERT

Sarhad Rural Support Programme
09.2015 - Current

MEMBER TASK FORCE

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
05.2015

RESEARCH CONSULTANT

PILDAT
01.2015

COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

World Bank
01.2014

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Practical Action
01.2014

Policy Advisor

Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis
01.2011 - 12.2011

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Duryog Nivaran
01.2010

MEMBER SOCIAL SECTOR

Chief Minister Punjab's Monitoring and Implementation Cell
01.2008 - 09.2010

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Illegal Migration Deterrent Campaign IMDC British High Commission
01.2008 - 01.2009

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT and Analyst

DAWN NEWS
01.2007 - 01.2008

Chairperson Madadgar Trust

MT
04.2006 - Current

POLICY ADVISOR

Rural Development Policy Institute
01.2005 - 01.2010

PROJECT COORDINATOR

CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT

PROJECT COORDINATOR

CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT Madadgar Trust
1 2016 - Current

Diploma in Project Management -

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Masters in English Language and Literature - undefined

Punjab University (Lahore)
Noreen HaiderSocial Development Consultant/ Writer