Abstracts

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1. Opening Plenary: The Future of SDGs in South Asia in the Context of Changed Political Leadership
2. Policies, Regulation and Environmental Compliance in Textile Industries in South Asia—Panel Organisers: SDPI and SANDEE
3. Competition Policy and Sustainable Development in South Asia—Panel Organisers: Anam A. Khan and Bipul Chatterjee
4. Case Studies in Sustainable Development Technologies and Practices – Panel Organisers: Anam A. Khan
5. Post Conflict Reconstruction of Livelihoods in Conflict Affected Countries of South Asia-- Panel Organisers: Qasim Shah and Haider Abbas
6. Role of Afghanistan in Regional Stability—Panel Organiser: Shakeel A. Ramay
7. Impact of Climate Change on Human Capital and Security – Panel Organisers: Shakeel A. Ramay and Ayesha Qaisrani
8. Governance, Security and Justice in South Asia (For IDRC Fellows) – Panel Organiser: Muhammad Adnan
9. Water and Food Security in South Asia in the Era of Climate Change – Panel organisers: Babar Shahbaz and Prakash Tiwari
10. Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Reforms – Panel Organisers: Huma Dad Khan and Vaqar Ahmed
11. Future of Religious Minorities: South Asian Perspective - Panel Organizers: Ahmad Salim & Humaira Ishfaq
12. Role of Social Sciences in Sustainable Development – South Asian Perspective --- Panel Organiser: Humaira Ishfaq
13. Documentary Showcase on Women Empowerment. – Panel Organisers: SDC Unit
14. Women in the Peace Process--Determining Direction—Panel Organiser: Mome Saleem
15. Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) – Panel Organisers: Vaqar Ahmed and Naveed Cheema
16. Panel Discussion and Book Launch: Pathways to Power: The Domestic Politics of South Asia Panel Organiser: Anita Weiss
17. Use of Chemicals in South Asia: Environmental Health Threats and Challenges - Panel Organiser: Mahmood A.Khwaja
18. Promoting Women's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in South Asia Regional Trade—Panel Organisers: Fayyaz Yasin and Yumiko Yamamoto
19. The Impact of Climate Change on Mangrove Ecosystems in South Asia—Panel Organiser: Kashif Salik
20. PRISE-CARIAA panel: Building Climate-Resilience in Semi-arid Economies – Panel Organisers: Sadia Ishfaq and Abid Qaiyum Suleri
21. Capitalising on Human Capital: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change – Panel Organisers: Samavia Batool and Abid Qaiyum Suleri
22. Regional economic cooperation and connectivity in Southern Asia—Panel Organisers: Abid Qaiyum Suleri and Nagesh Kumar
23. Planning in the 21st Century—Muhammad Adnan and Vaqar Ahmad
24. Food Security Session I: Food Security in Pakistan: Issues and Way Forward – Panel Organisers: SDPI, WFP, FAO and IFAD
25. Food Security Session II: Title: International Experience and Cooperation – Panel Organisers: SDPI, WFP, FAO and IFAD
26. Food Security Session III: Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) and Food Security Monitoring – Panel Organisers: SDPI, WFP, FAO and IFAD
27. Managing Waters Beyond Borders – Panel Organiser: Fahad Saeed
28. Future Climate Scenarios: Implications for ‘Hotspot’ Regions – Panel Organisers: Fahad Saeed and Qurat-ul-Ain Syed
29. Development Partnerships for Sustainable Development in a Changing South Asia – Panel Organisers: Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Vaqar Ahmed and Anam Khan
30. Data Revolution: Bringing Data and Evidence to bear upon Pakistan's Education Policy-making – Panel Organisers: Asif Saeed Memon and Hamza Abbass
31. Materializing SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities – Panel Organiser: Samavia Batool
32. Closing Plenary