Climate Change Negotiations – Civil Society Perspective Strategy paper Based on the analysis of Pakistan’s current environmental and economic state, the paper outlines concrete challenges caused by climate change. Pakistan, as a developing country, has higher incidences of poverty and the country is facing a number of problems.
Selected Articles, Reports and Studies on Climate Change and Energy A selection of texts on climate change and Energy
Afghanistan’s Economic Transition in the Making?:Community Perspectives from Aynak and Hajigak Mining Sites The mining sector offers a good opportunity to invite investment and generate revenues for the development of a diversified economy and to work on improving relations between the Afghan state and its citizens.
Transparent, Accountable and Sustainable Governance of Natural Resources In recognition of growing importance of the natural resources in future economy of Afghanistan, the Civil Society Natural Resources Monitoring Network (CSNRMN) called upon the Government for more meaningful and constructive engagement with the civil society and local communities.
Government extends the weekend to protect the environment Two days officially of – this was the kind of weekend many governmental employees had long been looking forward to. Now it has been decided that for Kabul citizens it will become a reality – to protect the environment. Less work means less pollution says the Afghan government.
Manual on Environment The aim of publishing the manual on environment is raising public awareness on environment and its protection measures. pdf
A Landmark achievement by long-time Partner of Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Pakistan Punjab Youth Policy 2012 6th June 2012, youth policy in the biggest province of Pakistan is launched officially-- Thanks to Bargad Organization for the youth development, a long time of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.
National Consultation on Green Economy 18th - 19th May 2012 Report The National Consultation aimed not only at reviewing the global discourse on green economy and ongoing negotiations on the outcome of the Rio+20 Summit but also examining the relevance of this concept to Pakistan. Moreover, the objective of the National Consultation was to review the potential roles and contributions of key stakeholders to promote Green economy in Pakistan.
Environmental Vulnerability; a Social Challenge or an Economic Issue Have you ever thought about whether environment is an economic or a social problem? Or about how much a clean or contaminated environment does affect our economy? Perhaps, the widely held opinion is that environment is somewhat related to our culture and society, and there is no relation between environment and economy.
The conflict is not the only urgent concern that challenges our future In a Heinrich-Böll-Foundation organized conference NGOs and Afghan civil society organizations exchanged their views on the challenges and threats of environmental pollution in Afghanistan. Besides naming the problems they formulated political demands and proposed solutions to the most urgent concerns.