Junaid Zahid, the Associate at SDPI, holds a MPhil degree in Public Policy and Governance from RIPAH University Islamabad. Having an extensive experience of research on Education, his major works include: ‘Alif Ailaan District Education Ranking, 2013; ‘Alif Ailaan District Education Ranking, 2014’; Alif Ailaan District Education Ranking 2015, and ‘Prospect of Shale Oil and Gas in Pakistan’; ‘Impact of climate change on Mangroves ecosystem in South Asia’; ‘Voters Education Initiative’. He has also been a part of Advocacy on Education, Women’s participation in Politics and Climate Change. He regularly contributes to newspapers on current regional issues.