Muhammad Mumtaz Mobile Number: +55 11968148549 Email:
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Academic Background
January2018- to date: PhD Visiting Scholar at University of Delaware, United States of America. 2015-2018: PhD (in progress) in Public Administration & Government, Fundação GetulioVargas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Thesis Title: Climate change adaptation in agriculture sector: An analysis of governance challenges in two Pakistani provinces 2011-2013: M.Phil in Government and Public Policy, National Defence University, Pakistan CGPA= 3.72/4 Thesis Title: National Climate Change Policy of Pakistan: An Analysis 2006-2008:
Master in Public Administration, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
CGPA= 3.70/4 Specialization: Human Resource Management Professional Background
1. April 2010-April 2011: Internee at Establishment Division in Islamabad Secretariat, Government of Pakistan. 2. April 2009-March 2010: Field Supervisor at Anjuman-e-Taraqiyat Neelan Valley (ATNV) - a non-governmental organization. 3. June 2008-Auguest 2008: Pakistan.
Internship at the Higher Education Commission (HEC),
Volunteer Experience
1. September 2016-December 2017: Coordinated and arranged multi-cultural activities in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2. August 5-August 21, 2016: EVS member during the Rio Olympics 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Research Publications
1. A case study of climate change adaptation governance in Peshawar Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (In Progress)
2. Energy insecurity and governance issues in Faisalabad city of Pakistan(In Progress)
3. International Science-Policy Conference on Climate Change, Islamabad, Pakistan. An Analysis of National Climate Change Policy of Pakistan. December, 2017. 4. Lund Conference on Earth System Governance, Lund, Sweden. Climate Change Adaptation in agriculture sector: An analysis of governance challenges in two Pakistani provinces. October, 2017. Honors & Awards
1. Selected for workshop sponsorship from 1-4 February, at Koyoto, Japan, sponsored by FEASP, Brazil. 2. Got Summer School Scholarship from 6-25 November, 2017 at University of AbomeyCalavi, Benin. It is sponsored by University of Hohenheim, Germany. 3. Got scholarship from Govt of Brazil for PhD studies at Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 4. Selected for PhD scholarship in Germany by Higher Education Commission Pakistan but I opted scholarship in Brazil by Govt of Brazil. 5. Got partial scholarship from National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan for M.Phil studies. Newspaper Publications
1. Abbottabad University of Science and Technology-A landmark, July 27, 2016. The Times of Islamabad. Available at https://timesofislamabad.com/abbottabad-universityof-scinece-and-technology-a-landmark/2016/07/27/ 2. Mass Transit System in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 8, 2016. YAP Observer. Available at http://yapobserver.blogspot.com.br/2016/02/mass-transit-system-in-sao-paulo-brazil.html
3. UN conference on climate change, Pakistan Observer dated December 2, 2015. Available at http://epaper.pakobserver.net/201512/02/comments-2.php
4. UN conference on climate change, The Frontier Post dated November 28, 2015. Available at http://thefrontierpost.com/article/356853// 5. Impacts of climate change on Pakistan, The Frontier Post dated June 13, 2015. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/310028/impacts-of-climate-changeon-pakistan/ 6. Poverty alleviation in Brazil -- A role model, The Frontier Post dated August 26, 2014. Available at http://thefrontierpost.com/article/193136// 7. Flaws in National Climate Change Policy of Pakistan, The Frontier Post dated June 01, 2014. Available at http://thefrontierpost.com/article/175059/ 8. Muslims in Brazil, The Frontier Post dated March 01, 2014. Available at http://thefrontierpost.com/article/78887/Muslims-inBrazil/ 9. Role of agriculture sector in Brazil’s economy, The Frontier Post dated December 19, 2013. Available at http://zaraimedia.com/2013/12/20/role-agriculture-sector-brazils-economy/ 10. The Importance of Portuguese in Cementing Pak-Brazil Trade and Cultural Ties, October 31, 2013. Annual Magazine, Embassy of Brazil in Pakistan. Available at http://sistemas.mre.gov.br/kitweb/datafiles/Islamabade/enus/file/JT%20magzine%2002.pdf
11. Finances and climate change in Pakistan, The Frontier Post dated September 10, 2013. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/39660// 12. Brazil and climate change, The Frontier Post dated June 26, 2013. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/22547/ 13. Brazil -A place for excellence in higher education, The Frontier Post dated March 17, 2013. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/565/ 14. Importance of Portuguese Language in Pak-Brazil ties, The Frontier Post dated February 2, 2013. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/205373/ 15. Status of Women in Pakistan, Pakistan Observer dated Jan 06, 2013. Available at http://pakobserver.net/201301/06/detailnews.asp?id=190254 16. Climate change and global warming, The Frontier Post dated April 14, 2012. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/156916/ 17. Is air pollution highest in Pakistan?, Pakistan Observer dated April 02, 2012. Available at http://www.akhbarpk.com/newspapers/pakistan-observer-newspaper-monday-02-april-2012/
Participation in conferences, seminars and other academic events
1.
Conference on Climate Change and Public Policy: National and International at Group of Institutes, Foundations and Companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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International Conference-Religions, Intellectuals and Media: Position on Terrorism at University of Casper Libero Sao Paulo, Brazil
3.
Conference on Developing a Public Policy Assessment and Monitoring toolkit at Leadership for Environment and Development, Pakistan
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Seminar on Climate Change and Security at National Defence University, Pakistan
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Seminar on Afghanistan Endgame: Quest for Peace and Stability at Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis, Pakistan
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Seminar on Baluchistan Situation: Perception and Reality-the way forward at Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis, Pakistan
Membership
1. A research member at Innovations in Climate Governance https://www.inogov.eu/ 2. Volunteer member of Pakistan http://www.prcs.org.pk/index.html
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3. Member of Youth Parliament http://www.youthparliament.org.pk/
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4. Volunteer member at https://onlinevolunteering.org/en/index.html
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Volunteers
2012:
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4. Membership at National Documentation Centre, Cabinet Secretariat, Islamabad since 2009. Proficiency in languages
English, Urdu, Portuguese and French (Basic)