Rida Rashid is a 20-year-old Pakistani activist and storyteller. She is founder of Survivors’ Narrative, a youth-led group telling stories of those who experience the brunt of the climate crisis. Her advocacy extends to consultations with the United Nations and other NGOs, and collaboration with local and global youth groups. Rida has also served as a youth climate advisor to Pakistan's former prime minister.

Rida’s journey began when her village in Punjab faced devastating floods at the age of eight, resulting in the loss of crops, the lifeline of her community. Driven by the urgent need to protect her home and its people, she begin climate advocacy. Rida also leads IMPACT Pakistan, a non-profit focused on rehabilitating and building resilience in climate-affected communities.

Rida's work has been profiled by major media outlets like the New York Times, Bloomberg, BBC, CNN, Business Insider, the Guardian, Pakistan State Television, NDTV, Tribune, and DAWN. She has authored opinion pieces for various publications and spoken at prestigious platforms worldwide, including TED, COP27, COP8, the United Nations, and esteemed institutions like the University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania, Cambridge, Oxford, and IIT.

A high school graduate from Lahore Grammar School, she serves as the institution's student ambassador.