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Leadership and Climate Change: Impacts, Innovation and
Interdependence
8 –14 November 2009
Beijing, China
This international training session on Climate Change for
LEAD Associates was held just 3 weeks before a global
climate deal was discussed in Copenhagen. More than 150
emerging leaders from diverse sectors and countries brought
together from around the world to examined the roles that
governance, business and societal action play in relation to
climate change, and the challenges that climate change poses
to human development and quality of life.
Participants learnt from and was inspired by each other,
shared their experiences from around the world, build
valuable personal and professional networks, and identified
future opportunities for collaboration.
As China is also one of countries most vulnerable to the
effects of climate change, it was used as an example to
explore the complex web of activity needed to tackle climate
change in a rapidly developing country with a massive
urbanising population, high rural poverty, and the largest
carbon emissions in the world.
For further details,
refer to website:
http://china2009.lead.org/
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Climate Change:
Emerging Issues and Recommendations for Sindh
February 20, 2009
Sindh Assembly Secretariat,
Karachi
Dr. Adil Najam, Professor, Boston University, USA, delivered
a talk on Climate Change: Emerging Issues and
Recommendations for Sindh at the Sindh Assembly Secretariat
in Karachi, on February 20, 2009. This talk was arranged in
collaboration with
Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Speaker of the
Sindh Assembly and the government of Sindh, to engage
parliamentarians and policy makers in Sindh on the climate
issue. The talk was attended by about 70 parliamentarians
and members of the provincial cabinet and legislative.
Dr. Adil Najam, highlighted impacts of climate change on Pakistan
and in particular, Sindh to the parliamentarians, so that
effective measures could be taken at the policy level to
address this grave issue.
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Corporate Summit on Climate Change
February
19, 2009
Karachi, Pakistan
Recognizing the need for Pakistan’s private sector to play a key
role in managing climate change, LEAD Pakistan organized the
first ever Corporate Summit on Climate Change in Pakistan,
with an aim to increase understanding and response to the
impact of climate change by, in particular, the corporate
sector. The corporate summit was a unique event that
convened the corporate sector for the first time ever in
Pakistan, on the issue of climate change.
The corporate summit, organized on the theme of Climate Action,
aimed to promote climate action among a wide range of
stakeholders, in particular, corporations. There were over
250 participants at the event from multi-sectors, including
the government, media, civil society, academia, researchers
and in particular, corporations. The corporate summit
comprised three sessions: Inaugural and Plenary Session, the
Technical Session and the CEO Summit. Each session targeted
a unique group of stakeholders, with a special focus on
corporations.
The theme of the Inaugural and Plenary session was Convening
Partners for Climate Action and thus there was participation
of leaders of the highest level from the government,
corporate sector and civil society. The welcome address was
delivered by Dr. Tariq Hassan, Board Member of LEAD
Pakistan, who stated that, “In addition to the government
and NGOs, the largest share of responsibility for mitigating
the affects of climate change falls on the corporate
sector.” The Minister of Environment, Hameed Ullah Jan
Afridi delivered the ministerial address, whereas the City
District Nazim Karachi, Syed Mustafa Kamal delivered a
special address. They both stressed on the concept that
environment and development should not be treated
separately, as environment is a critical aspect for
development. The Deputy British High Commissioner, Robert
Gibson also addressed the audience and highlighted that, “We
all need to work together to strike a balance between the
need to create economic prosperity and the need to preserve
our environment for future generations.” Ali Tauqeer Sheikh,
CEO, LEAD Pakistan, delivered a presentation on LEAD
Pakistan’ s Climate Action Programme, which is a multi-year
programme, that envisions building Pakistan’s capacity to
effective contend with climate change at the policy,
institutional and grassroots level.
The Technical Session – based on the theme Mutual Learning for
Climate Action comprised corporations, presenting case
studies of their work on climate change for sharing of best
practices. Dr. Harish Jeswani, Research Associate from
Manchester University,.presented his paper on Corporate
Response to Climate Change in Pakistan – one of the first
climate change researches involving the corporate sector in
Pakistan. Malik Amin Aslam, Former State Minister for
Environment also presented his paper on Carbon Market
Development-Pakistan’s Experience. Rafal Serafin,
Development Director from the International Business Leaders
Forum-UK, also presented a paper on Local to Global
Partnerships for Climate Change.
The CEO Summit, an exclusive session for CEOs was attended by the
heads of leading corporations, such as Hussain Dawood,
Chairman, Dawood Group and Parvez Ghias, CEO, Indus Motors.
Corporate heads stressed that the society needs to be more
aware about climate change and the moral argument for
climate action is as equally important as the business
argument. Members of LEAD Pakistan’s Advisory Board on
Climate Change, including former Federal Minister for
Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Shams Kassim Lakha,
Advisor, Science and Technology /Minister of State, Planning
Commission, Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, Professor, Boston University,
Dr. Adil Najam – USA were also present at the occasion.
Programme Manager Climate Change, LEAD International (UK),
Alex Hannant, delivered a presentation on Climate Leaders to
urge corporate leaders to exercise leadership for climate
action.
The British High Commission, the Ministry of Environment and the
City District Government were partners for this event. Other
partners included the University of Manchester (UK), Boston
University (USA), Pakistan Metrological Department, Global
Change Impact Study Center and the International Business
Leaders Forum (UK). Sponsors of the event included the
Henrich Boll Foundation, Overseas Investors Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Pakistan State Oil, Engro Chemicals
Limited, and the Pakistan Tobacco Company.
There was immense media coverage of the event from all leading
newspapers and TV channels in Pakistan. Press releases and
electronic coverage of the event can be downloaded from our
Corporate Summit website
www.lead.org.pk/cscc
Media Summit on Climate Change
February 18, 2009
Avari Towers, Karachi
“Climate
solutions at the individual and collective level need to be
determined, as climate is a reality which cannot be
ignored,” stated Shazia Marri, Minister of Information and
Archives, government of Sindh, during the Media Summit on
Climate Change, organized by LEAD Pakistan in collaboration
with Shazia Marri, on February 18, 2009 in Karachi. The
Media Summit sensitized and enhanced awareness of media
about climate change. Distinguished media experts from Sindh
attended the Media Summit, including Hamid Haroon, CEO, DAWN
Media Group and Arshad Zuberi, CEO, Business Recorder.
Dr. Adil
Najam, Professor, Boston University, USA, delivered a
presentation on Climate Change: Recommendations and
Opportunities, during the Media Summit, highlighting climate
issues, impacts and recommendations pertinent to Pakistan
and in particular, Sindh.
Climate Change : Emerging Issues and
Recommendations for Punjab
February 17, 2009
Chief Minister Punjab’s Secretariat,
Lahore
A talk by Dr. Adil Najam, Professor, Boston University, USA
on Climate Change:
Emerging Issues and Recommendations for Punjab was held at
the Chief Minister Punjab’s Secretariat in Lahore, on
February 17, 2009. This talk was arranged in collaboration
with the Government of Punjab to engage parliamentarians and
policy makers on the climate issue. About 70
parliamentarians and members of the provincial cabinet and
legislative attended the talk. Distinguished leaders,
including Punjab’s Minister for Environment, Sardar Dost
Muhammad Khan Khosa, Chairman, Chief Minister’s Task Force
for Environment, Dr. Owais Farooqui, and Secretary
Environment Punjab, Dr. Zafar Nasrullah, attended the talk.
Dr. Adil Najam, highlighted the impacts of climate change on
Pakistan and in particular, Punjab to the parliamentarians,
so that effective measures could be taken at the policy
level to address this issue.
Communicating Climate Change
February 17, 2009
LEAD House, Islamabad
To explore the latest communications and engagement
approaches with regards to climate change, a day long
training workshop titled Communicating Climate Change
was organized on February 17, by LEAD Pakistan, at LEAD
House, Islamabad.
Alex Hannant, Programme Manger, LEAD International,
facilitated the sessions on creating linkages between
climate change communications and behavior change. The
training dispelled myths increased participants’
understanding in relation to effective engagement on the
issue of climate change and provided a methodological
approach to designing effective communications and
engagement strategies and campaigns.
ADB-Climate Change Implementation Plan
February 16, 2009
Islamabad
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified climate
change as one of five core long term operational activities.
ADB is mandated by its Management Committee to develop
Climate Change Implementation Plan (CCIP). Undertaking
planning for the initiative at the regional level, the
Central and West Asian Department of ADB, which also covers
Pakistan, has drafted a regional CCIP to outline
key investment opportunities for climate change mitigation
and adaptation
interventions in the region.
Seeking multi-sectoral feedback on the drafted CCIP, ADB and
LEAD Pakistan jointly organized a consultative workshop in
Islamabad on February 16, 2009. Attending the consultation
were imminent stakeholders from government, civil society,
research and development partners to review the ADB’s
regional climate change strategy and assess its
appropriateness in the country specific context. Discussions
revolved around the four interrelated elements of the CCIP
strategy, namely policy development, adaptation, mitigation
and carbon market development.
Climate Change: Adaptation Challenges in OIC Countries
June 30 – July 05, 2008
Islamabad, Pakistan
A six days conference on the issue of climate change was held in Islamabad, Pakistan from June 30th to July 5th,
2008.It was attended by policy-makers, public and private
sector professionals, activists and students from OIC member
countries including Bangladesh, China, Nigeria and Tunisia.
The conference resource persons were a mix of renowned
national and international experts working on cutting-edge of
climate change issues for research and adaptation planning.
This gave participants ample
opportunities to share country-specific issues, challenges
and responses to climate change
The main objectives of this 6 day event were:
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Providing in-depth knowledge of multi-lateral
environmental agreements (MEAs);
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Deepening the understanding of climate change in a broad
sustainable development and political economy context;
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Identifying specific CC challenges, issues and
opportunities facing OIC members
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Analyzing possible adaptation and mitigation strategies
For further details
www.lead.org.pk/oic
Climate Change: The Impact on
Biodiversity and Agriculture
22 May 2008,
Islamabad, Pakistan
On the occasion of the World Biodiversity Day,
LEAD Pakistan organized a roundtable on
Climate Change: The Impact on
Biodiversity and Agriculture.
This was organized in collaboration with UNESCO, UNDP, the
Ministry of Environment and the Planning Commission
(Government of Pakistan) and was widely attended by a cross
section of development practitioners from environmental and
biodiversity conservation organisations, policy makers,
officials from the Ministry of Environment, the Planning
Commission, the National Highways Authority, academia as
well as students.
The panelists included senior governmental officials and
policy makers such as Mr. Bashir Ahmad Wani (Inspector
General Forests, Ministry of Environment), Dr. Kauser
Abdullah (Member, Planning Commission, Government of
Pakistan), Dr. Muhammad Irfan Khan (International Islamic
University, Islamabad), Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez (Country
Director, United Nations Development Programme, Pakistan)
and Mr. Jorge Sequeira (Country Director, UNESCO, Pakistan).
Mr. Mohammad Farah (Country Director, FAO, Pakistan) the
discussant for the roundtable while Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
(CEO/National Programme Director, LEAD Pakistan) chaired the
roundtable.
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Program Schedule
Presentation
Speech by Alvaro Rodriguez, Country Director, UNDP, Pakistan
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Environment, Development and Security: The Case of Climate Change
A Lecture by Dr. Adil
Najam - Islamabad, Pakistan
March 2008
LEAD
Pakistan organized a lecture by Dr. Adil Najam
on “Environment, Development and Security: The Case of
Climate Change” on March 31, 2008 in Islamabad.
The talk was
attended by government officials, the civil society,
academia, students and leading corporations. The panel
included the Chairperson, Dr. Amir Mohammad, Rector, FAST
National University, Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, National Program
Director/CEO, LEAD Pakistan and Dr. Adil Najam, Professor at
the Boston University, USA.
Update
Program Schedule
Bio-sketches of resource persons
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The Impact of Climate Change
PIDE Conference -
Islamabad, Pakistan
March 2008
At the event
of the 23rd Annual General Meeting and Conference
of the Pakistan Society of Development Economics, LEAD
Pakistan organized a panel on “The Impact of Climate Change”
on March 12, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The panel
included:
Chairperson:
Ali Tauqeer Sheikh,
National
Program Director and CEO,
LEAD Pakistan,
Islamabad
Panelists:
Syed Ayub Qutub,
Pakistan Institute for
Environment-Development Action Research
Fawad Khan,
I-Set
Arshad Mahmood Khan,
Executive Director,
Global Change
Impact Study Center,
Islamabad
Usman Qazi,
Program Officer,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
Islamabad
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Program Schedule
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Changing Climates: Pakistan’s Options for Adaptation and Mitigation
BHC Consultation -
Islamabad, Pakistan
March 2008
LEAD Pakistan partnered with the British High Commission (BHC) to
conduct a scoping study on Pakistan’s Options for
Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change Effects to
generate data and discussion for the scoping study, LEAD
Pakistan held consultations with stakeholders from
government, media, industry, academia and civil society in
Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar.
The discussion in Islamabad was a culmination of aforementioned
consultations, designed to collate findings and
recommendations from the previous events, for review and
discussion. The consultation in Islamabad on “Changing
Climates: Pakistan’s Options for Adaptation and Mitigation”
was held on March 13, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel.
Update
Program Schedule
Speech by British High Commissioner
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Changing Climates: Pakistan’s Options for Adaptation and Mitigation
BHC Consultation -
Peshawar, Pakistan
February 2008
LEAD
Pakistan partnered with the British High Commission (BHC) to
conduct a scoping study on Pakistan’s Options for
Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change Effects. For
this purpose, a series of consultations were conducted in
four major cities of Pakistan.
The
consultation in Peshawar on “Changing Climates: Pakistan’s
Options for Adaptation and Mitigation” was organized at the
Pakistan Academy for Rural Development (PARD) on February
21, 2008. The consultation highlighted linkages with key
stakeholders.
Update
Program Schedule
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Changing Climates: Pakistan’s Options for Adaptation and Mitigation
BHC Consultation -
Karachi, Pakistan
February 2008
LEAD Pakistan partnered with the British High Commission (BHC) to
conduct a scoping study on Pakistan’s Options for
Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change Effects. For
this purpose, a series of consultations were conducted in
four major cities of Pakistan.
The consultation in Karachi on “Changing Climates: Pakistan’s
Options for Adaptation and Mitigation” was held on February
14, 2008 and hosted by Pakistan State Oil (PSO). The
consultation highlighted linkages with key industrial
stakeholders.
Update
Program Schedule
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Changing Climates: Pakistan’s Options for Adaptation and Mitigation
BHC Consultation -
Lahore, Pakistan
February 2008
LEAD Pakistan partnered with the British High Commission (BHC) to
conduct a scoping study on Pakistan’s Options for
Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change Effects.
Aiming to generate data and discussion for the scoping
study, LEAD held consultations with stakeholders from
government, media, industry, academia and civil society in
Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Islamabad.
The consultation in Lahore on “Changing Climates: Pakistan’s
Options for Adaptation and Mitigation” was held on February
13, 2008.
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Climate Change: Mainstreaming Mitigation and Adaptation for
Sustainable Development,
PRMP Focal Persons
Workshop - Bhurban, Pakistan
January 2008
LEAD
Pakistan teamed up with the Punjab Resource Mobilization
Program (PRMP) to organize a Focal Persons Workshop on
“Climate Change: Mainstreaming Mitigation and Adaptation for
Sustainable Development” on January 26, 2008 at Bhurban,
Pakistan. The objective of this workshop was to raise
awareness of climate change issues among stakeholders and to
enhance the ability for framing development strategies in
line with existing climate change knowledge.
Update
Program Schedule
Bio-sketches of resource persons
Presentations (by Dr. Ishfaq, Shahid Lutfi, Abdul Qadir Rafiq)
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