Asma Bibi, a Pakistani PhD student at Tianjin University, said she felt "immense pride and gratitude" after learning that a joint letter written by Pakistani students at the university was recently mentioned during a meeting between Chinese and Pakistani leaders.

"As a Pakistani student studying in China, I feel an even stronger responsibility to carry forward the friendship between our two countries," she said.

Bibi, from the university's School of Architecture, was recently selected to attend the Second International Open Dialogue forum in Moscow, which drew more than 1,600 submissions from 100 countries. She was among 104 participants invited to the event after multiple rounds of review and interviews.

Her paper, From Floods to Futures: A Transformative Theory of Integrated Climate and Psychological Resilience, was selected under the environmental investment track. Based on a decade-long case study in Pakistan, the research examines how community tree planting and landscape restoration can strengthen climate resilience and psychological well-being, especially among women and marginalized groups.

According to Bibi, the project has reached more than 200,000 people across 28 cities and 300 villages, with women accounting for 70 percent of participants. The research also supports several UN Sustainable Development Goals, including climate action, gender equality, and good health and well-being.

During the forum, Bibi joined discussions with policymakers and scholars on climate governance, sustainable development, and cooperation among countries in the Global South.

"This experience made me realize even more deeply that challenges such as climate change and inequality require global cooperation," she said, adding that she aims to act as a builder, promoter, and guardian of China-Pakistan bilateral ties through academic exchanges and climate action.

Last year, Bibi received the R. K. Pachauri Award for Youth-Led Climate Action, named after former IPCC chair and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rajendra K. Pachauri.