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Saima Nawaz

  • Associate Professor of Economics, COMSATS University Islamabad

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Medium term impacts of ultra-poor graduation programme in building resilience: An investigation in flood-prone Pakistan

Saima Nawaz, Nasir Iqbal 15 Sep 2025
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Asset transfers help poor households graduate from poverty, but without resilience to shocks, many risk falling back

Saima Nawaz, Rocco Zizzamia, Nasir Iqbal
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Building resilience through state-led asset transfers: Medium-term impacts of the national poverty graduation programme in flood-prone Pakistan

Saima Nawaz, Rocco Zizzamia, Nasir Iqbal
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Strengthening climate resilience through asset transfers: Lessons from Pakistan’s National Poverty Graduation Programme

Strengthening climate resilience through asset transfers: Lessons from Pakistan’s National Poverty Graduation Programme

Saima Nawaz, Rocco Zizzamia, Nasir Iqbal
Policy brief
The role of ultra-poor graduation programmes in building resilience to climate shocks

The role of ultra-poor graduation programmes in building resilience to climate shocks: A mixed-methods investigation in flood-prone Pakistan

Saima Nawaz, Rocco Zizzamia, Nasir Iqbal
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