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Islamabad: Persistent food insecurity and militancy nexus may cause civil unrest and is a threat to overall peace of society. This was discussed at a brainstorming session with selected parliamentarians to discuss “Relationship between Food Insecurity, Poverty, Extremism and Conflict”, jointly organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and United States Institute for peace (USIP), here on Tuesday. Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI, said that we are facing policy led insecurities in Pakistan. He explained that there are [...]

Islamabad: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has appointed Ambassador (R) Shafqat Kakakhel to prepare a report on Pakistan’s preparatory process for the forthcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20 to be held in Brazil in June 2012. Shafqat Kakakhel is former Ambassador, Assistant Secretary General/Deputy Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) during 1998-2007 and currently Senior Advisor at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad. He will work closely with the Government of [...]

Islamabad: Provision of livelihood opportunities, alternate energy sources and removal of ban on harvesting of trees necessary for sustainable forest management, said by participants of “A Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Forest Management “ organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Monday. They also demanded revision of forest laws addressing landownership and judicious distribution of royalty in forest communities. Dr Babar Shahbaz, Professor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Shakeel Ahmed Ramay, Senior Research Associate, Climate Change Study Centre, SDPI, Kanwar [...]

Islamabad: Progressive nations and societies respect and celebrate their heroes when they are alive, Ahmad Salim who is recipient of Presidential Pride of Performance Award by Government of Pakistan and Bangladesh’s highest civil award, Bangladesh Freedom Award, is a living legend and his services and contributions will be remembered and cherished for times to come, he said it during a talk and book exhibition entitled ‘A tribute to Ahmad Salim: celebration of fifty years of writing’ organized by Sustainable Development [...]

Islamabad: Climate change is a serious threat to human and national security of Pakistan; comprehensive policies and concerted efforts are necessary to deal with the complex and devastative effects of climate change: Experts Arshad Muhammad Khan, Executive Director, Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad, Dr. Noman S. Star, Head of Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the National Defense University (NDU) and Shakeel Ahmed Ramay, Senior Research Associate, Climate Change Study Centre, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) spoke [...]