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Track-II diplomacy - Building disaster resilience in Pakistan and India

Ahmad, Dr Shafqat Munir (Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-10-15)

Pakistan and India are equally vulnerable to disasters as the two countries have similar geography, climate, and environmental attributes. Both the countries bear losses due to crossborder hydro-climatic disasters and seismic activities. The conflict between Pakistan and India restricts the movement of people, goods and transport across borders. However, climatic hazards and disaster risks exist ...

Pakistan and India are equally vulnerable to disasters as the two countries have similar geography, climate, and environmental attributes. Both the countries bear losses due to crossborder hydro-climatic disasters and seismic activities. The conflict ...
Groundwater Management: Pathways for Cooperation in South Asia

Khalid, Imran Saqib; Qaisrani, Ayesha (Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-10-09)

Pakistan and India fall among the few countries in the world where water resources are under stress as a result of rising urbanization, luxurious consumption patterns, industrial development, and population growth. These factors are compounded by climate change impacts making the issue of water security integral for building resilience in the region. This policy brief addresses the issue of water ...

Pakistan and India fall among the few countries in the world where water resources are under stress as a result of rising urbanization, luxurious consumption patterns, industrial development, and population growth. These factors are compounded by climate ...
Pakistan Environment Barometer 2018: Environment - an issue, not a priority

Suleri, Abid Qaiyum; Zahid, Junaid; Shabbir, Maryam (Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-09-30)

The study aims to gauge people’s perception about environmental issues and their impact on their daily lives. Therefore, to find out “If environment is a determinant for people to vote?” a short questionnaire consisting of 10 close ended questions was developed for a survey. The results of the survey were outrageous since about 91 per cent of the respondents think that high temperature is a key ...

The study aims to gauge people’s perception about environmental issues and their impact on their daily lives. Therefore, to find out “If environment is a determinant for people to vote?” a short questionnaire consisting of 10 close ended questions was ...
Deforestation to Reforestation REDD+ in Pakistan

Zahid, Junaid (Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-06-30)

A study on Pakistan’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (PAK-INDC) submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reveals that according to Global Economic Ranking, the share of Pakistan to global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is merely 0.87%. But, the country is known for its climatic vulnerability due to its geo physical conditions (Lin et al. 2017). In the ...

A study on Pakistan’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (PAK-INDC) submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reveals that according to Global Economic Ranking, the share of Pakistan to global Greenhouse Gas ...