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The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is holding its Tenth Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from 10 — 12 December 2007 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Each SDC is designed to be a forum for sharing ideas and contributing to dialogues on sustainable development with practitioners, civil society and policy-makers.........more ....
Representation in Decentralized Governance
Administratively and politically, devolution has provided multiple forums through which the accountability relations of the government service providers with various other stakeholders - such as the citizens who access those services and the elected officials who monitor those services through the monitoring committees - can be changed......more .....
Pakistan’s Marine Fisheries in Crisis – A Supply Chain Analysis
Pakistan’s marine fisheries sector has traditionally generated multiple benefits, earning precious foreign exchange for the country, ensuring livelihoods for coastal fishermen, providing angling and tourism amenities and sustaining a complex and unique marine ecosystem. However, the threats to this sector over the years have been both severe and diverse. ........more ......
Public Sector Development Plan
So far, a select group of stakeholders has thought that not only the allocations, but quality spending of those allocated funds, mattered in the public sector development game. It was a pleasant surprise when the Minister of State for Finance followed the same line of argument during his budget speech last month. .........more ......
Due to their extremely hazardous nature, persistent organic pollutants harm the environment, human health and the health of other organisms, even when they are present in extremely small amounts. These chemicals, often called “Dirty Dozen”, do not degrade readily and can travel thousands of miles from their source. .........more ......
In Retrospect
