Research and News Bulletin vol.23 No.4 (October - December 2016)

Abstract

This overarching theme of the Nineteenth Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) was 'Sustainable Development: Envisaging the Future Together'. It was held from 6 to 8 December 2016 at the Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. The Conference focussed upon cooperation between developed and developing countries for sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and, human centeredness. Under the overarching theme, the Conference hosted sessions on a wide variety of sub-themes including recovering from conict, the SDGs, trade, economic growth, environment, sustainable energy, regional economic integration, minority rights, disaster management and preparedness, youth employment, climate change, gender and demography, gender and democracy and so on.