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Orientation
Training Session
The orientation
training session is designed as an introduction to
the LEAD program and its proposed curriculum. It
provides an opportunity to the newly selected
Associates to acquaint themselves with each other,
LEAD staff, the program philosophy, the curriculum,
code of conduct, and policies and guidelines.
Preliminary training modules on team-building and
leadership are delivered, to be built upon in later
sessions, and the basic concepts of ecology, energy
and economics are introduced. The session lays the
foundation for future sessions by enabling
Associates to start thinking holistically, and to
move beyond a simple awareness of current
environmental problems to becoming active promoters
of sustainable solutions.
Ecology and
Environment
The primary
objective of the module on ecology and environment
is to provide Associates basic knowledge of
principles governing ecology, which is instrumental
in understanding concepts like pollution, acid rain,
desertification, and extinction of species. The
session serves to highlight the biodiversity
resource potential of Pakistan, and provides a basis
for understanding interrelated scientific principles
regarding matter, energy and environment, and their
links with society. Common features that apply to
all ecosystems, whether aquatic, terrestrial,
natural or man-made, and basic natural cycles of
air, water and soil, are discussed. This allows the
Associates to assimilate the fundamental properties,
composition and functions of natural resources.
Similarly, the biosphere and its components as well
as the carbon, nitrogen, water and phosphorous
cycles are explained in detail. The fact that
everything present in the ecosystem, such as water,
insects, plants, and air is interrelated, and that
removal of any one species causes the whole
ecosystem to suffer, is explained, and environmental
concerns such as ozone depletion and climate change
are highlighted.
Economy and
Trade
This module
aims to clarify concepts of trade and globalization
in the context of sustainable development. The trade
aspect of globalization is seen as an opportunity
for many countries to benefit from the opening up of
new markets in countries that were earlier closed or
restricted; however, opinions differ with reference
to Pakistan. Associates are encouraged to understand
complexities in the issues of trade and
globalization and see how they affect underdeveloped
countries. The role of influential donors and policy
makers, such as the United Nations, the World Bank
and the International Monetary Fund, is explored.
The session also explains concepts within economic
growth, governance, and industrialization, for
example policies about taxation, import and export,
and access to markets. It aims to offer a deeper
understanding of current issues relating to the
World Trade Organization, regional trading blocs,
and the structural adjustment program.
Energy and
Technology
This training
session covers issues related to the supply of
energy, its use and sustainability. It looks at
basic concepts of energy and energy use trends in
Pakistan, as well as the energy pricing mechanism.
It also discusses alternative and appropriate
technology, such as wind, solar, nuclear, and
bio-mass energy, combined cycle thermal generation,
mini hydel-power generation, as well as barriers in
their implementation. Environmental impacts of
various energy resources, such as oil and gas
exploration and infrastructure, and coal and
electric power development, are considered. The
session is based on the working assumption that
Associates must understand the basics of energy
production and use in order to appreciate the
current problems and issues in relation to
sustainable development. For this, Associates are
acquainted with institutions playing a pivotal role
in decision-making and policy formulation process in
the energy sector.
Human
Settlements
The module on
human settlements highlights the interrelated and
interdependent nature of human settlement units.
This interdependence creates units comprising of
several rural, urban and industrial settlements, and
the module addresses the politics arising from their
interaction. It looks at geographical, economical
and sociological implications as well as resource
use. The module seeks to generate integrated
solutions to problems of human settlement, by
focusing on areas such as transportation, pollution,
water and sanitation. It explores the causes,
justifications and consequences of squatter
settlements or katchi abadis.
Resource Use
The purpose of
this training session is to impart an understanding
of natural resource issues, with special reference
to a particular area of Pakistan, and to explain the
role of different stakeholders in sustainable
management and in the preservation of natural
resources. The sessions allow Associates to
deliberate on potential outcomes of unsustainable
use and to assess the causes of natural resource
depletion. Organizations working towards the
conservation of plants and animals, and case studies
of pollution monitoring of the study area are
discussed in detail. Associates learn the concepts
of renewable and non-renewable resources, and about
the causes of potential exhaustibility of a
resource.
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