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Sustainable Development
How to use local knowledge for a green recovery
After a 2005 earthquake, homes were rebuilt in Pakistan using an ancient local technique. Existing houses built using this technique had suffered minimal damage.
Davos Agenda 2022
How South Asia can seize the opportunity to build a resilient and sustainable future
South Asia has an opportunity to build back better – and achieve the SDGs – through regional cooperation, the new services economy and a green recovery.
Climate Change
How Pakistan is aiming for a green recovery from the pandemic
Pakistan's green stimulus package focuses on innovative financial tools to help build sustainable economic growth by preserving nature and creating jobs.
Climate Change
Here's how a new scheme in Pakistan is helping farmers beat drought
A government project in Sindh, India, is helping farmers in drought-hit areas harvest rainwater using small dams to help boost profits and sustainability.
The Davos Agenda 2021
How South Asia can lead an inclusive, sustainable COVID-19 recovery
In response to COVID-19, South Asia must increase digitization, create integrated supply chains, ensure a green recovery and advance regional cooperation.
Pakistan
This is how Pakistan is closing its skills gap
Efforts to re-skill and upskill the population by the public sector are patchy. A new multistakeholder approach is taking flight with a number of pilot projects underway to bridge the ski...
Climate Change
Leading by doing - Pakistani PM Imran Khan on the urgent need for climate action
Pakistan lies at the geographic crossroads of melting glaciers, unpredictably shifting monsoons and enhanced disaster activity triggered by climate change.
Pakistan
Black Lives Matter – for Pakistan's Sheedi community too
The Sheedi people are South Asia's largest group of African immigrants. But they are subject to persistent racism both within the country and abroad.
COVID-19
Lockdown has helped to protect Pakistan's migratory birds from potential poachers
A survey observed 741,042 migratory birds in Sindh province - a big jump from the 248,105 birds counted in 2019 - with officials linking it to coronavirus restrictions.
COVID-19
COVID-19 and the pursuit of financial inclusion in Pakistan
An emergency cash programme has put in place critical building blocks for a stronger and more inclusive financial sector in Pakistan.
COVID-19
COVID-19: Using cash payments to protect the poor in Pakistan
Initial reports suggest this approach has provided some stability and may help alleviate some of the expected economic damage from coronavirus.
COVID-19
COVID-19: Pakistan's 'green stimulus' scheme is a win-win for the environment and the unemployed
Pakistan's government have launched a scheme whereby labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, can plant trees to earn money.
COVID-19
India, Pakistan ease restrictions for some small businesses amid lockdown
Officials in India and Pakistan have announced some easing of the restrictions imposed to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus and reduce its spread.
Pakistan
5 key quotes from Imran Khan at Davos
In a wide ranging address, the Prime Minister of Pakistan speaks out about the need to protect the vulnerable, rebuild the economy, care for the environment and protect the peace.
Pakistan
5 million homes in 5 years - Pakistan's poverty pledge
The biggest government-backed housing programme ever attempted will use student architects, new technology and local materials to keep costs low.
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