Hafeez is currently working on HI-AWARE Research Component 3 which focuses on the monitoring and assessment of climate change adaptation practices. His research is titled “Hydrological Response to Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Simly Dam Catchment”..

Zubair completed his Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, and received a Primavera P6 diploma from the Institute of Computer and Business Techniques, Lahore. He has organised rallies and door to door campaigns to create awareness of environmental protection, and volunteered on “wheat campaigns” in remote areas of Punjab to familiarise farmers with new technologies and techniques. He has worked with the Punjab Irrigation Department on different projects such as canal designing, construction of bridges and drainage works.