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Research & News Bulletin SDC Special Bulletin Vol 23 No October - December 2016 Research & News Bulletin SDC Special Bulletin Vol 23 No. 4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ENVISAGING THE FUTURE TOGETHER Introduction to SDPI's Nineteenth Sustainable Development Conference “Sustainable Development: Envisaging the Future Together” 6 – 8 December 2016 This overarching theme of the Nineteenth Sustainable participated from 18 countries including Afghanistan, Development Conference (SDC) was 'Sustainable Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Ecuador, Development: Envisaging the Future Together'. It was held Ethiopia, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri from 6 to 8 December 2016 at the Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, UK, and the USA. Over 42 The Conference focussed upon cooperation between international delegates from other countries became a part developed and developing countries for sustainable of the Conference. development; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and, human centeredness. Under the overarching theme, the For the rst time, all four concurrent sessions were live Conference hosted sessions on a wide variety of sub-themes streamed during the three days along with the 3 plenary including recovering from conict, the SDGs, trade, sessions. SDC App was launched for Android users. economic growth, environment, sustainable energy, Notications were being updated on the app with the start of regional economic integration, minority rights, disaster sessions. Besides the electronic media, the Conference management and preparedness, youth employment, received extensive coverage both in English and Urdu climate change, gender and demography, gender and newspapers. Some 38 news items appeared in English democracy and so on. newspapers and Urdu newspapers during the three days. A total of 29 concurrent sessions and three plenary sessions One of the many objectives of the SDC series is to bring to the were organised during the three days. An audience of over table key players in policy making. Among others, the 2,500 attended the 3-day conference. Some 152 panellists following high prole panellists also joined the SDC sessions 2 Research & News Bulletin Contents in various capacities: Introduction to SDPI's Nineteenth Sustainable Development Conference................01 H.E. Mr Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ministry Nineteenth Sustainable Development Conference: Inaugural Plenary.....................03 of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan Session A-1: Pakistan's Macroeconomic Performance: Mr Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice and Federal Post-IMF Outlook ......................................................................06 Session A-2: Sustainable Energy Solutions for the Region .............................08 Minister of Climate Change Session A-3: SDGs: Opportunities and Challenges for the Health Sector Mr Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Federal Minister for Ports and –Importance of Data ...................................................................10 Shipping, Government of Pakistan Session A-4: SLRC Session 1 - It's What You Do and How You Do It – What Types of Services and What Processes Build Legitimacy ......................12 Mr. Miftah Ismail, Chairman, Board of Investment, Session A-5: Gender, Demography and Democracy .......................................16 Government of Pakistan Session A-6: Leveraging CPEC for Regional Cooperation in Energy and Ms Marvi Memon, Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Transport Infrastructure..............................................................20 Programme, Government of Pakistan Session A-8: SLRC Session 2 - Gender, Conflict and Livelihoods Recovery....................................................................................23 Dr Musadiq Malik, Advisor to Prime Minister for Water Session AA-1: Energy Smart Grid and Remapping the T&D System and Power, Government of Pakistan in Pakistan .................................................................................26 Mr Asad Umar, Member National Assembly (MNA), and Session AA-2: Solar Geoengineering and Pakistan: Science and Research Governance ..............................................................................28 Policy Head, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Islamabad, Session B-1: The Distributional Effects of Out-Migration and Livelihood Pakistan Resilience in Semi-Arid Regions of Asia and Africa .....................30 MNA Mr Rana Afzal, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Session B-2: Future of SAARC: Current Challenges and Potentials for Peace, Development and Prosperity .....................................................32 Finance, Government of Pakistan Session B-3: Challenges of Conflict and Service Delivery in South Asia...........35 Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Government of Pakistan Session B-4: SLRC Session 3 - Making a Living In and After Conflicts .............37 Mr. Shamsul Mulk, Former Chairperson, WAPDA Session B-5: Securing Livelihoods and Promoting Competitiveness of the Cotton Value Chain (CVC) in a Changing Climate ......................39 Ms Khawar Mumtaz, Chairperson, National Commission Session B-6: Regional Economic Integration in Central and South Asia...........42 on the Status of Women Session B-7: Minorities in Pakistan's Legal Framework ..................................45 H.E. Omar Zakhilwal, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Session B-8: SLRC Session 4 - Markets, Value Chains and Social Networks....................................................................................47 Mr Ignacio Artaza, Country Director, United Nations Session B-9: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Resilience Building in South Development Programme (UNDP), Islamabad, Pakistan Asia............................................................................................50 Mr Neil Buhne, Resident Coordinator, United Nations, Session B-10: Priority Actions for the SDGs and Leave No One Behind Agenda in South Asia .................................................................................53 Pakistan Session B-11: Inclusive South Asian Societies - Raising Voices for Ethnic and Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairperson, Higher Education Religious Minorities as Equal Citizens ........................................56 Commission (HEC), Pakistan Session B-12: SLRC Session 5 - The Legacies of Conflict .................................58 Dinner Plenary: Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth for South Asia........60 The SDC provides a platform for displaying and launching Session C-1: Transforming Poverty and Inequality: Urban-Rural Linkages in South Asia: What the Future Holds? ...........................................63 SDPI's publications. Institute's publications were also Session C-2: Water Stewardship, Sustainability, and the Way Forward for displayed during the three days. At the occasion of the Pakistan .....................................................................................65 Nineteenth SDC, the following publications were launched: Session C-3: Effective Institutions, Capacities and Partnerships for Implementing SDGs: A Provincial Perspective............................68 Session C-4: SLRC Session 6 - Community Driven Development and Social SDC-SAES Anthology 2017 'Securing Peace and Prosperity' Protection in Conflicts.................................................................72 SDPI's Annual Report 2015-2016 Session C-5: Pakistan Food Security and Nutrition Strategic Review: Preliminary Social Enterprise Policy Landscape in Pakistan Findings .....................................................................................74 Tracking Change in Livelihoods, Service Delivery and Session C-6: Regional Cooperation in light of the Paris Climate Agreement ....77 Governance Session C-7: Emerging Methods in Policy Engagement and Public-Private Dialogue.....................................................................................80 Session C-8: SLRC Session 7 - Building Capacity in Conflicts.........................83 This special bulletin provides detailed reports on each session. Closing Plenary: H.U. Beg Memorial Lecture.........................................................86 Shared in this bulletin are also the key policy recommendations Nineteenth Sustainable Development Conference: Policy Recommendations...90 derived from each session. An e-version of the bulletin can be Acknowledgements:...........................................................................................100 accessed at the following weblink: Book Blurb: Securing Peace and Prosperity ................................................101 http://www.sdpi.org/publications/index.html TTCSP Ranking: TTCSP Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2016 .................101 SDC through Photos: ..........................................................................................102 This bulletin was made possible with the help of 29 in-house SDPI Staff Group Photos:....................................................................................104 and external volunteer rapporteurs who were deputed in all the Edited by: Sarah S. Aneel, Editorial Consultant, Uzma T. Haroon, Director, SDC Unit, Imrana Niazi, Coordinator, SDC Unit sessions for making press releases and detailed reports; and, Photos by: Malik Sohail, SDTV valuable feedback was provided by the panel co/organisers IT Support: Adnan Hassan with regard to missing details. Research & News Bulletin 3 Nineteenth Sustainable Development Conference (SDC): Inaugural Plenary Welcome Address: Ambassador Shafqat Kakakhel, Chairperson, Board
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