Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib is a specialist in social-ecological adaptation and resilience with over 15 years of applied research experience in the Karakoram region. She is one of the founding members of the Karakoram Research Institute that conducts research on social-ecological changes in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
She is currently consulting with the Oak Foundation to help develop an environment programme strategy that recognizes the pandemic and global opportunities for the convergence of health, biodiversity and energy systems. She has also authored two books – Green Pioneers: stories from the grassroots and Water in the Wilderness: Life in the Coast, Deserts, and Mountains of Pakistan.