Aliza Ayaz

Aliza Ayaz is an international climate activist.[1] She jointly won the United Kingdom Youth Outstanding Commitment to Sustainability Award at University College London (UCL), and has spoken at United Nations, London International Model United Nations, and UK Parliamentary events.[1][2][3][4][5] She is a member of the National Youth Council Pakistan.[3][5] She is known for setting up the Climate Action Society at UCL[1] which helped inspire UK-wide youth action against climate change, leading to the climate emergency declaration at the UK Parliament.[3][6][7][8] In October 2020 she was also appointed as the United Nations youth ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG13), the second Pakistani student after Malala Yousafzai to have received this honour.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Aliza Ayaz
Ayaz at the World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi, 2020
Born
Dubai
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationInternational climate activist
Years active2017–present

Early life and education

Ayaz was born in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and has lived most of her life around the Middle East.[15] Before moving to London, she lived in Karachi and studied at Karachi Grammar School.[15][16]

She is now studying at University College London for her bachelor's degree.[17] She plans to continue climate activism and facilitate international sustainable development.[18][19]

Career

While a student, Ayaz founded the Climate Action Society (CAS) at UCL in 2018.[20][21] CAS is known to be the first youth-powered platform that focuses on the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change, liaising with university administrations, country politicians and corporations. Ayaz heads a series of London-based conferences, workshops, campaigns and the annual "Sustainability Symposium"[22] hosted at UCL to engage the UK wide youth in pushing for climate resilience.[19]

Ayaz organised workshops to motivate positive changes in climate-related behaviours with a range of experts given her passion to tackle the climate change health impacts as an emerging cause of morbidity that became apparent during her undergraduate studies.[23] With her team at Climate Action Society,[24] she is known to have facilitated diversity and inclusion in the fight against climate change through organising BME-focused networking dinners and conferences;[25] and Ayaz was invited to a governmental round-table discussion by Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey.[26] The first UK-wide "Sustainability Symposium" which won the Students' Union "Event of the Year" award was introduced by her.[27] The Symposium's concept connects various disciplines such as engineering and art to participate in the mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change.[28]

Ayaz worked on rolling out the UK Kickstart Scheme with Rishi Sunak (Chancellor of the Exchequer at HM Treasury), providing funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.[8][29] Simultaneously, she was also involved with the UK Green Homes Grant given her passion for tackling fuel poverty and carbon emissions.[30][31]

Other work and media involvement

Ayaz is involved with global health policy initiatives at UCL's department under the Vice-Provost (Health) David Lomas. She is currently enrolled on an undergraduate program for Population Health Sciences at UCL.[18]

She writes about universities' carbon-neutrality policies,[32] and also participated in the Bloomsbury Festival.[15]

Ayaz has been featured in Geo TV, ARY News, The Express Tribune,[33] The Pakistan Daily,[34][35] Parlho Pink,[36] The Women Journal, The News International, Daily Pakistan,[37][38] LexGaze Weekly,[39] and in other media on subjects including sustainable fashion, environmental consultancy and student entrepreneurship.[3][7][26][40][41]

Ayaz also hosted a radio music and talk show on Rare FM called "Hot Chocolate with Aliza Ayaz".[36] She was previously elected as the Vice-President of UCL Business Society,[42] UCL Pakistan Society, the Nuffield Foundation's Q-Step Society Vice-President and the Campaign Leader for the Students For Global Health Healthy Planet campaign.[43]

Talks and keynote addresses
  • Oxford University and Cambridge University[44] Green Week panellist: "Achieving carbon neutrality and full divestment in the wider academic context of universities’ academic missions."
  • TED-style Talk, Bloomsbury Theatre, UCL Sustainability Week: "Change Possible".[45][46]
  • Investment in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conference, Berkeley Group: "Tapping into the Saudi healthcare landscape".[47]
  • UCL Divestment Strategy launch, keynote address: "A Positive Climate Campaign".[48]
  • British Council Reaching Sustainable Development Goals: "Sustainability solutions for universities and students".[49]
  • United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation: "The Role of Women in Preventing Violent Extremism".[50]
  • Westminster Centre for Research and Strategy (WCRS), University of Westminster: "Role of Britain in Afghan War".[51]
  • BAME Leadership Conference, Generation Success: "Move to Equality and Active Change".[52]
  • Several podcasts and webinars including the United Nations Environmental Programme, education charities and climate oriented organisations.[53][54][55][56]

Personal life

Ayaz resides in London, England[18] with friends and family but is often travelling.[57]

Research papers
  • Najmi, Rana; Ayaz, Aliza (1 January 2021). "An Investigation of the Relationships between Ethnicity and Occupational Classes with Mental Wellbeing in the UK: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Health Survey for England 2014-16". Journal of MAR Pulmonology. 2 (1).[58]

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