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Corridors of Knowledge for Peace and Development & Corridors of Knowledge for Peace and Development Contents Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Acknowledgments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Re-imagining Connectivity in South Asia and Beyond -----------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Corridors of Knowledge for Peace & Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Regional and Trans-Regional Integration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Regional Cooperation for Achieving SDGs in South Asia --------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Pakistan and India: Tackling Air Pollution Together ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Building Renewable Energy Supply Chains in South Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Intra Regional Trade in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities ----------------------------------------------------------- 14 Competition and IP Regime in South Asia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 Prospects of Regional Cooperation for Quality Education in South Asia ----------------------------------------------------- 18 Renewable Energy Landscape of South Asia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 South Asian Economic Summit & Sustainable Development Conference ---------------------------------------------------- 22 Knowledge connectivity between Asia and Europe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 Regional Economic Corridors in South and Central Asia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 Avenues for Climate-resilient Development through Regional Collaboration ----------------------------------------------- 30 Knowledge Corridors for Peace and Development Across Silk Road --------------------------------------------------------- 33 Readiness of Private Sector to Tap in Business Opportunities in Central Asian Region ----------------------------------- 35 Fiscal Policies in South Asia: Why is Revenue Mobilization So Challenging? ------------------------------------------------ 37 Connecting for Trade and Development: Issues and Prospects of Land Transport, Corridors of South Asia --------- 39 Blue Economy in South Asia: Prospects for Cooperation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41 Role of Media in Building Knowledge Corridors for Sustainable Development --------------------------------------------- 43 Harnessing the Potential of Agriculture Value Chains in South Asia ---------------------------------------------------------- 45 Role of Women’s Home Journals and the Development of Female Education in South Asia ----------------------------- 47 -------------------------------------------------------------- 49 Effective strategies to combat extreme climate change impacts in South Asia ---------------------------------------------- 51 TheRedefining Climate the Risk Role Food of CivilSecurity Society Analysis Organizations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in South Asia 53 Role of Judiciary in Promoting Women’s Access to Justice in South Asia----------------------------------------------------- 55 Social Reconstruction: Corridors of Knowledge and Power perception of State ------------------------------------------- 57 Economy of Tomorrow: Future Drivers of Economic Growth and Job Creation -------------------------------------------- 60 Knowledge and Technology Transfer under CPEC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 Strengthening Voices of Minorities: Countering Hate and Violence ----------------------------------------------------------- 64 Pakistan’s Shared Water Resources: Time for Solutions ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 Creating Shared Value – Private Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals --------------------------------------- 67 Charter of Economy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 Intra-regional economic cooperation is South Asia for SME’s Development ------------------------------------------------ 71 Session: Role of private sector in climate action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 Poverty Reduction through Social Mobilization in South Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------- 74 Achieving SDGs through Citizen-Centric Health Reforms ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 Practicing Fiscal Decentralization: Gaps and Challenges ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 79 Rightsizing the Health Warning: Tobacco Control Initiative -------------------------------------------------------------------- 81 Pakistan’s Changing Energy Market – Transition to New Realities ------------------------------------------------------------ 83 Whither Left Politics in South Asia? Past, Present and Future in the 21st Century ---------------------------------------- 85 H.U. Beg Memorial Lectures ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 SDPI Staff group photo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91 SDPI Joins Scientists, Researchers and Media (Science) visiting China’s NIIDZs ------------------------------------------- 92 Editor: Saleem Khilji Compiled by: Tayyaba Hanif & Zainab Naeem Introduction 21st Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) & 11th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES XI) ustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) held its and the Eleventh South Asia Economic Summit (SAES connectivity, creating and strengthening trade and investment STwenty-first Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) value chains, regional trade in services, cooperation in energy and water sectors, and strengthening dialogue mechanisms to- XI), from 4 – 7 December 2018 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The tackle the impact of climate change in the region. overarching theme of this year’s conference was “Corridors of SDC Plenary Sessions: Six plenary sessions were organ- Knowledge for Peace and Development”. - ised: opening plenary of SAES XI took place on 4 December The Twenty-first SDC and Eleventh SAES discussed not 2018; opening plenary of SDC on 5 December 2018; a com only the economic corridor, but also other corridors of con bined closing plenary evening of 7 December 2018; along with nectivity and knowledge and how they could steer the region threeKey dinner Highlights plenary of thesessions SDC and including SAES: one on Journalism towards peace and development. Awards Plenary. The 40 sessions at the mega event discussed that while a few regional organizations and processes may have stalled, the A total of 261 delegates attended the mega event from 20 road to development must go on. This growing trend should- countries, including Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil (via Skype),- not be allowed to impact research and development efforts Brussels, Canada, China, Germany, Kenya, Maldives, France, and learning from each other’s best practices. In fact, new col- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Paki laborative partnerships need to be established on knowledge stan, Philippines, UK and USA. While 204 delegates came from sharing and building bridges, while simultaneously strength within the country, the remaining 57 represented the rest of ening the old ones. the countries listed. An audience of over 4,000 attended the- The mega event offered a number of sub-themes. From- four days of Conference. - poverty, hunger, health, quality education, women’s access to- Key ministers and dignitaries representing the Govern justice, and minority rights, to smog, renewable energy, cli ment of Pakistan, political leaders from the Opposition, re mate change and environment, knowledge and transport cor searchers, practitioners and scholars, diplomats, members ridors – the Conference organized dedicated sessions on key of the civil society, donors and partners, and representatives- issues such as those which also form part of the SDGs; and,- from various walks of life graced the mega event was held at many more overlapping sub-themes relevant to Pakistan and the Margalla Hotel, Islamabad. This special bulletin gives de other countries. The SAES particularly focused on the follow tails of the discussions held during those four days. ing sub-themes: business-to-business and people-to-peopleACKNOWL EDGEMENTS - SDPI’s Twenty-first Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) 17. The Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) andSustainable the Eleventh Development South Asia Economic Conference Summit partners: (SAES) were sup 18. World Trade Organization ported by the following donors and partners listed below: 19. Palladium 20. International Development Research Center (Pathways 1. The World Bank to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies - PRISE) 2. Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
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