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Opening up of Services under the WTO – Better Quality for Fewer People?
From the haircut in the shade of a roadside tree to cashing a cheque at a bank, hospitality in a mountain resort, the provision of schooling, water, and a mobile phone network – these services add up to more than half of Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP). ....more ....
Contamination of Chicken Eggs by highly Toxic Chemicals
Chemicals, such as dioxins, furans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), are highly toxic substances that can seriously harm human health and the environment. They are members of a group of chemicals called persistent organic pollutants (POPs), also known as the “dirty dozen.” ....more....
Adverse Effects of Macro Development
This article addresses trade environment links within a broader context of sustainable development. The substantive argument is that linking trade with the environment serves a purely Northern agenda and for it to have resonance in the South, it is important that the environment be linked with poverty and economic efficiency and gender equality.....more....
Livelihoods between Mountains and Markets
The NWFP is Pakistan’s only province with significant forest cover. Pakistan Research Group of the National Centre of Competence in Research North-South (NCCR)1, focusing on the NWFP, previously concentrated its research on issues related to forestry2. ....more....
Controlling Airwaves
Breaking away from the monotony of Pakistan Television, the private electronic media has made quick gains, giving people choices, and taking up subjects that have been considered too sensitive in the past to be discussed......more....
Eighth Sustainable Development Conference: A Curtain Raiser
The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) will hold its eighth Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from December 7-9, 2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan. SDC is designed to be a forum for sharing and exchanging dialogues on sustainable development with practitioners, civil society and policy makers. Some 150 panelists from 18 countries participated in the seventh SDC held in December 2004......more....
