Panels
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LIST OF PANELS
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Inaugural Plenary: SDPI’s 25th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) and UNESCAP’s 6th South South-West Asia SDG Forum – Panel Organizers: Mr Hassan Murtaza and Mr Asim Zahoor SDPI
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Evening Plenary - Strengthening Climate Diplomacy in South Asia: Together for Implementation – Plenary Organizers: Ms Zainab Naeem, SDPI and Mr Paolo Londero, European Union Delegation to Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
3
The Global Shield against Climate Risks for enhanced Climate Resilience in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Hina Aslam, Mr Kashif Majeed Salik, SDPI and Mr Hartmut Behrend, GIZ
4
Subregional Overview of Progress on SDGs: Challenges and Prospects – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
5
National SDGs Progress and Challenges in the Context of COVID-19: Reflections on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in South and South-West Asia (SSWA) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP - SSWA and SDPI
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Plenary - Subregional Perspectives & Review of Cluster of SDG Goals (6, 7, 9 and 11) for HLPF 2023 in South and South-West Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDP
7
Review of Selected Goals for HLPF 2023 in South Asia: Reporting by the Working Groups and Way Forward – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDP
8
Strengthening Means of Implementation to Advance Progress on the SDGs: Finance, Technology, Capacity Building & Trade – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
9
Leveraging Global Partnerships to Advance Progress on the SDGs: Policy Coherence, Multi Stakeholder Partnerships & Data, Monitoring and Accountability (SDG 17) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
10
6th SSWA SDGs Forum – Concluding Session: Way Forward – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
11
Migration in Post-Covid South Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Jean Nahrae Lee, Dr Siddharth Sharma, Dr Zoe Leiyu Xie, The World Bank; Mr Ahad Nazir, Mr Kashif Majeed Salik and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
12
Social Norms and Gender Inequality in South Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Maurizio Bussolo, Ms Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, Dr Zoe Leiyu Xie, The World Bank; Mr Ahad Nazir and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
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Bridging the Financing for Achieving SDG7 (Policy Dialogue) – Panel Organizers: Mr Michael Williamson, Mr David Ferrari, UNESCAP, Bangkok; MD Anisuzzaman, Murdoch University, Australia; and Dr Hina Aslam, SDPI
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High-Level Plenary: Green Financing for Clean Energy Transition in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Hina Aslam, Ms Nismah Rizwan, SDPI and Mr Hartmut Behrend, GIZ
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Impact of Tobacco on Environmental, Climatic and Ecological Degradation: Challenges for SDGs in LMICs – Panel Organizers: Dr Waseem Janjua and Syed Wasif Naqvi, SDPI
16
Transforming Food Systems to Meet the Emerging Challenges to Food Security – Panel Organizers: Mr Qasim Shah, Ms Rabia Tabassum and Syed Hassan Murtaza, SDPI
17
Making Local Governments In-charge of Social Services Delivery – Panel Organizers: Mr Qasim Shah, Ms Rabia Tabassum and Syed Hassan Murtaza, SDPI
18
Perspectives on Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism – Panel Organizers: Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad, Mr Muhammad Awais Umar and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
19
Central Banking for Inclusive Development – Panel Organizers: Dr Hamza Malik, UNESCAP and Dr Sajid Amin, SDPI
20
Book Launch - Global Pakistan: Pakistan’s Role in the International System – Panel Organizers: Mr Abdullah Dayo FES-Pakistan, Dr Sajid Amin and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI
21
Agenda Setting for Social Dialogue on Decent Work in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Rabia Razzaque, ILO and Dr Sajid Amin, SDPI
22
Adaptive Governance and Technology for Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Catalyst for Relational Transformation – Panel Organizers: Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, University of Peshawar; Mr Hasham Tariq, University of Salford; Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
23
Afghan Refugees and Migrants: Humanitarian Response in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Ms Safiya Aftab, Mr Muhammad Jamal Janjua, Verso Consulting (Pvt) Ltd and Mr Kashif Majeed Salik, SDPI
24
Voices of Female Authors in Literature from the Subcontinent – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahmed Salim, Mr Ali Aamer, SDPI and Dr Humera Ashfaq, IIU, Islamabad
25
Building Resilience through Community Engagement for ‘Building forward Better’ – Panel Organizers: Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, University of Peshawar; Mr Hasham Tariq, University of Salford; Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
26
The Political Perspective in Urdu AapBeiti (Autobiographies) – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahmed Salim, Mr Ali Aamer, SDPI and Dr Humera Ashfaq, IIU, Islamabad
28
Floods in Pakistan: Bringing Local Perspective through International Humanitarian Organisations -- Panel Organizers: Ms Sahar Basharat, SDPI; Syed Shahid Kazmi, PHF
29
Sustainable Urban Transportation for Smart Cities in the Developing Countries – Panel Organizers: IoU and HBS
30
Have GSP+ and FTAs improved Pakistan’s Trade Competitiveness? – Panel Organizers: Dr Vaqar Ahmed; Ms Mahnoor Arshad, SDPI and FNF
31
Disaster Risk Financing in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahad Nazir and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
32
Geopolitical Conflicts: Implications for Pakistan’s Geoeconomics – Panel Organizers: Mr Kashif Majeed Salik and Ms Khansa Naeem, SDPI
34
Gender-specific Barriers to Trade: Leveraging Market Access for Women-in-Trade – Panel Organizers: Ms Mahnoor Arshad & Dr Vaqar Ahmed, SDPI
35
Business Cooperation and Political Will: Way Forward for SAARC – Panel Organizers: Dr Fareeha Armughan; Mr Naimatullah Wazir, SDPI and Mr Zulfiqar Butt, SAARC CCI
36
Plenary: Closing the Loop - Policy Solutions for Achieving SDG 12: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns – Plenary Organizers: Ms Zainab Naeem, SDPI & Mr Jawwad Ahmed, PepsiCo, Pakistan
37
Technical Session I - Adaptive Social Protection: Preparing for Future Disaster – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI, Pakistan
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Technical Session II - Adaptive Social Protection: Coping with Crisis – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Mr Muhammad Imran, SDPI, Pakistan
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Technical Session III - Adaptive Social Protection: Building Sustainable Capacities of Vulnerable Households – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI, Pakistan
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High-level Concluding Plenary: Building Resilience in Crisis: Adaptive Social Protection – A National Priority for Pakistan – Plenary Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ, Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad, Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Nudrat Fatima, SDPI, Pakistan
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