WHAT WE DO
Community Climate Design Research & Development Foundation (CCDRDF) is a Section 42 nonprofit registered in Pakistan. We make critical disaster and climate information accessible to all — so disaster affectees and frontliners can make better decisions for immediate survival and long-term resilience.
One of the greatest barriers to climate adaptation is a lack of locally relevant, up-to-date information.
UN IPCC, 2018
Pakistan ranks 5th on the Global Climate Risk Index
UN Habitat, 2023
33 million were affected by the 2022 floods
World Bank, 2022
1/3rd of Pakistan went
underwater during the
2022 floods
NASA, 2022
Piloting for urban flooding in Karachi we aim to address this information gap in all Pakistan for all major climate-related disasters; floods, droughts, heatwaves and smogs. Our core initiatives are:
Karachi Cartography™ recovers lost spatial data and environmental knowledge to analyze what the city was, is, and can be, for better better urban design and climate-responsive infrastructure.
AafatInfo™ is a real-time disaster information sharing app co-designed with over 600 citizens. It gathers and sorts citizen reports and social media shares during urban flooding events into a live map of on-ground conditions.
WHO WE ARE
We're a team committed to socio-climatic justice!
Core Team
Namra Khalid
Founder & CEO
Hafsa Ashfaque
Visual Design Lead
Umme Abiha Mehdi
Spatial Research Lead
Aqdas Fatima
Urban Ecologies Research Lead
Arsalan Paropia
Sr. Manager Accounts
Board
Namra Khalid
Chairperson
M. Habib Ur Rahman
Director
Shifa S. Habib
Director
Advisors
Etienne Turpin
AafatInfo
Henk Ovink
Karachi Cartography
200+ Other Volunteers
AWARDS
Khalid, Namra – Community Climate Design. Unlock Her Future – South Asia Edition – Semi Finalist by Bicester Collection, Oxford Saïd Business School, UN Women & Ashoka. South Asia. 2025
Khalid, Namra – Karachi Cartography. Creatives For Our Future Cohort by Swarovski Foundation & United Nations Office of Partnerships. New York, USA & London, UK. 2023
Ashfaque, Hafsa – Karachi Cartography. Art on Climate Prize – 1st Runner Up by Allianz Global Investors & Fingertips Company Ltd. Hong Kong. 2023
Khalid, Namra – Karachi Cartography. Young Climate Visionary Prize by the World Around, Meta & Solomen R. Guggenheim Museum New York, USA. 2023
SELECTED LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
Khalid, Namra & Asna Moiz. ‘Citizens Shaping Disaster Prep – AafatInfo.’ Imkaan Welfare Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan. December 28 & 31, 2024.
Facilitated by Sandhya Naidu Janardhan. Khalid, Namra. ‘Karachi Cartography & AafatInfo for Socio-Climatic Justice.’ Towards Community Centric Futures, College of Environmental Design – UC Berkeley, Berkeley, USA. November 24, 2024.
Khalid, Namra.‘(In)formal Karachi Scapes: Past & Present through Google Earth’ Karachi Cartography & Habib University Dean’s Fellowship Program, Karachi, Pakistan. February 16, 2024.
Facilitated by Valentin Abend. Khalid, Namra. ‘Mapping Karachi for Socio-Climatic Justice,’ Sustainable Systems,
Parsons School of Design – The New School, New York, USA.
April 28, 2023.
Faciliated by Beenish Sarfaraz. Khalid, Namra. ‘Karachi Cartography as a Case Study for Using Mapping as Research Methodology,’ Foundation Year: Research Methodology, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan. April 29, 2022.
Facilitated by Zaineb M. Makati. Khalid, Namra. ‘Understanding the Story of Karachi through Maps,’ Introduction to GIS with QGIS, Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan. March 28, 2022.
SELECTED TALKS
Facilitated by Ali Samoo. Bathla, Dr. Nitin, Namra Khalid. ‘Ways of Doing and Thinking: Ethnographic and Cartographic Inquiries.’ Intersect at University of Copenhagen. Copenhagen, Denmark. December 5, 2025.
Khalid, Namra. ‘Mapping for Disaster Resilience.’ Indus Conclave by PunjabGroup. Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore, Pakistan. October 4, 2025.
Khalid, Namra, Saima Rasool, Shehab Choudhry. ‘Art in Climate Change and its Effects on the Global South.’ London Scene at House of Transformation. London, UK. April 26, 2024.
Madhani, Falak, Namra Khalid, Ahmed Mian, and Nusser Sayeed. ‘Cultural, Economic & Social Rights.’ Synapse at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Karachi, Pakistan. October 14, 2023.
Facilitated by Asad Skyrette. Khalid, Namra, Pamela EA, and Foday David Kamara. ‘Hearst: The Future of Eco-conscious Living 2023.’ Elle Decor & Hearst at Lincoln Center, New York, USA. April 27, 2023.
Facilitated by Beatrice Galilee. Khalid, Namra, Pamela EA, and Foday David Kamara. ‘The World Around Summit: YCP.’ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA. Earth Day – April 22, 2023.
ACCREDITIONS
Community Climate Design R&D Foundation. Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan registration under Section 42 Companies Act 2017
Community Climate Design R&D Foundation. Sindh Charities Registration & Regulation Commission for Provincial Registration.
Community Climate Design R&D Foundation. NPO Certification Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (by Federal Board of Revenue)
SELECTED EXIBITIONS
Curated by Rashid Rana & Risham Hosain Syed. Fajr, Huzaifa, Muhammad Bux, Muhammad Rajub, Namra Khalid (Karachi Cartography), Rohma Khan, Sulman Hunzai, Waleed Zafar, Yasmeen Lari. Climate Coloniaty Conference Exhibition, UNESCO Chair on Inclusion through Art & Iniatitives of Change. Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan. May 18 – 22, 2026.
Curated by Teejay Sayyid. Ali Shamim, Aqdas Fatima, Mudasir Chandio, Muhammad Rajub, Namra Khalid & Samina Hassan Laghari. ‘Before Concrete – Karachi Cartography,’ Climate Action Center, Climate Week I Karachi. Khalikdina Hall, Karachi, Pakistan. February 3 – 5, 2026.
Curated by Amra Ali. Arif Mahmood, Malika Abbas, Namra Khalid (Community Climate Design), Rasheed Araeen, Saad Aslam Ali & Sohail Zuberi. ‘Sailaab.’ AAN Art Space & Museum, Karachi, Pakistan. August 28 – November 1, 2025.
Karachi Cartography, LightEd, Better Bhalsawa, Wuasi, Bacterial Cellulose, & Forgotten Flavor Archive. ‘Swarovski Foundation: Creatives for Our Future Exhibition.’ United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA. April 22, 2024.
Brown Noise Media, Karachi Cartography, Soch Videos. Karachi Cartography Short Film. ‘Guggenheim Late Shift x The World Around: Introducing the Young Climate Prize Finalists.’ Solomen R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA. April 21, 2023
SELECTED WRITINGS
Khalid, Namra. ‘Heritage: Maps for a Lost City.’ Dawn EOS, March 19, 2023.
Khalid, Namra. ‘Karachi Flooding & Infrastructural Mayhem.’ Pakistan Agriculture Research (PAR), March 15, 2023.
SELECTED PRESS & MEDIA
Sohail, Rijah. ‘Namra Khalid Interview – Chai Toast aur Host.’ Dawn News. January 2, 2025.
Sohail, Alifya. ‘Namra Khalid Interview: The Key is to Blend Global Knowledge with Local Insights.’ Dawn Prism. December 19, 2024
Jones, Lewis Vaughen. ‘Pakistan Heatwaves – The World Today.’ BBC. June 27, 2024.
Tabibian, Sophia. ‘Cartographic Analysis: An Interview with Namra Khalid.’ Climate Map. January 20, 2024.
Matei, Adrienne. ‘Climate anxious? Here’s how you can turn apprehension into action. The Guardian. November 16, 2023
Sultan, Fatemah. ‘Heritage Restored: Remapping – Green Hour.’ FM 91. July 28, 2023.
Iqbal, Sidra. ‘Namra Khalid Interview – Milo Pakistan – Aaj Pakistan.’ Aaj TV. June 15, 2023.
Hassan, Imran & Armala Hassan. ‘Namra Khalid Interview – Expresso Morning Show’ Express News. May 12, 2023.
Satti, Ashfaq & Madiha Naqvi. ‘Namra Khalid Interview – Bakhabar Savera’ ARY News. May 2, 2023.
Khan, Naimat. ‘Pakistani Woman Wins “Visionary’ Prize Mapping Growing Pains of Karachi, a Megacity in Flux.’ Arab News. April 26, 2023.
‘Pakistani Woman Wins Inaugural Young Climate Prize for Addressing Flooding Crisis in Urban Areas.’ The Women Journal, April 26, 2023.
Bamford, Abbey. ‘2023 Young Climate Prize Winners.’ Design Week UK. April 14, 2023.
Dreith, Ben. ‘The World Around names four winners of inaugural Young Climate Prize.’ Dezeen. April 4, 2023.
The World Around. ‘Young Climate Prize 2023 Winners.’ e-flux Architecture. April 4, 2023.