LEAD Pakistan and Ministry of Environment jointly launch nationally sensitive Ecological Footprint Calcu­lator

 

In response to the growing threat of global warming and ecological degra­dation, LEAD-Pakistan (LP) in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) has started a project titled Green­ing Organizations to Reduce Ecological Footprints. The project intends to initiate eco-friendly and sustainable, resource conserving trends among the corporate and private sector organizations in Pakistan.

 

This project is part of LEAD’s broader, interdisciplinary Climate Change Pro­gram under which LEAD is currently involved in various interventions at international, national and local levels. The Program builds upon our policy research and capacity development expertise and the strength of our part­nerships with the government, industry and civil society.

 

This innovative resource management project has successfully customized an Ecological Footprint (EF) assessment tool for local organisations, which they can use to measure the environmental impact of their office opera­tions, and support development of green office strategies.

Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi

Rizwan ul Haq giving his presentation on Ecological Footprint Calculator

 Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi

What the calculator is?

It measures how much biologically productive land and water area is required to produce all the resources a given popu­lation consumes and absorb the waste it produces.

It is a resource accounting tool that measures ecological footprint and highlights the reality of ecological scarcity; the accurate EF results help in making decisions towards sustainability and bringing human demand within the means of the planet.
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi

Trainees visiting ‘Sirkap’, the ancient Taxila city

 Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi

Participants of the training on Driving Skills during a field exercise

 Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CEO, LEAD Pakistan addressing at the workshop at Marriott, Islamabad

Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi
Following the successful application of this tool at LEAD Pakistan head office in Islamabad, LP is now holding workshops with various stakeholders from government, media, industry, academia and civil society to raise awareness on the need for climate change mitigation and resource conservation. These workshops are being arranged in three major cities of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The workshop in Islamabad was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on December 4th 2009. The primary objective of the workshop was to train local organizations on the application of the EF calculator at their work-place and to evolve ‘greening’ strategies for their offices. The workshop was attended by distinguished participants from prestigious organizations including Ministry of Environment, RSPN, A.E.D.B, SDPI, Bahria University Islamabad, R.C.C.I, CNFA-Pakistan, Pakistan Science Foundation, NCPC, Pakistan Wetlands Programme, IUCN-Pak, BHP Billiton, City FM 89 and LEAD Pakistan. The overall agenda of the workshop focused on: understanding of the concept of Ecological Footprint; orientation to LEAD Ecological Footprint Office Calculator; strategies to conserve & manage the available resources and designing of green action plans to mitigate climate change effects. Read More Presentation on EF Calculator by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Coordinator LEAD Pakistan LEAD Pakistan in collaboration with the CARE International in Pakistan has envisaged a capacity building program of the Internally Displaced People in the conflict areas of NWFP facing the threats of extreme terrorism. In this connection LEAD Pakistan has conducted a fifteen day training on Area Guides for the personnel identified by representatives of LSOs from Buner. The training was held in Abbottabad from October 19th to November 2nd, 2009. While elaborating the concept of EF and its linkages with the development, Rizwan ul Haq, the focal person for the project said that ‘climate change mitigation must be taken as a priority global environmental and development concern for the realization that the world needs to drastically reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)’. He further said that the Ecological Footprint Calculator is an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and energy conserving trends in Pakistan with the help of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology (Ecological Footprint Office Calculator) by LEAD Pakistan. He elaborated that customization is needed as internationally available calculators are made in their respective national contexts with varying bio-capacities and populations. According to him, a customised indigenous EF Calculator will: ensure the availability of a cutting edge and innovative resource management technology inspire and enable organizations to take positive lead in climate change mitigation provide a break-down of the impacts resulting from individual office functions. Read More Stimulating Hope: Imparting life skills to IDPs of Malakand Seething conflict in the Northern Areas brought in its wake social insecurity and financial uncertainty for its hapless inhabitants. As a result, the local communities have lost their properties & means of livelihood which has hugely impacted their lives. To cater to this feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst the internally displaced persons, it is important to build their capacities and skills in various areas - the skills that can be used for social and economic prosperity ultimately leading to sustainable development. LEAD Pakistan in partnership with the Care International decided to address the above-identified gap by focusing its efforts on the educated segment among the IDPs in Malakand division. The objective was to build their capacities in areas that would not only enable them to participate effectively in the immediate recovery and re-settlement process but would also open for them new avenues for professional growth, economic prosperity and social development. For fulfillment of the above-mentioned objective, the organization undertook a Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps. That exercise was undertaken to identify the areas for capacity building that would contribute toward facilitating IDPs’ long term rehabilitation and improve quality of their livelihoods. On the basis of Rapid Assessment Survey in the IDPs camps the following areas were identified for capacity building: Rapid Assessment Surveys Driving Skills Area Guides Secretarial Jobs Field Work/Community Mobilization Harnessing local potential for disasters Though the impacts of this particular intervention will unfold gradually but they will be long-lasting. The excluded segments of the target community that have always remained at a distance from the mainstream development will now be enabled to avail their share of development. They will be reached-out not only to assess their vulnerabilities but to identify untapped opportunities available around them. This will also allow Lead Pakistan to work with them (through trainings and their placement on on-the-job trainings) so that they could eventually develop the skill-sets required to exploit the hidden potential that exists within and around them to live an economically meaningful, socially tolerant and dignified life. Capacity building of the concerned stakeholders is an integral component of the fast track activities commissioned to LEAD Pakistan. LEAD achieved this objective by identifying Local Support Organizations (LSO) as its Implementing Partners (IPs) in the conflict areas. The LSOs will play a critical role in taking this initiative beyond the life of the project. Therefore, during the course of the project IP LSOs were capacitated to replicate similar models within existing and other communities in future. The cadres of leaders trained will eventually take charge of their own development. The beauty of this particular project is that it will leave behind an enabled and transformed leadership at the local level that takes complete ownership and charge of the prioritized development needs of the local communities. The primary aim of this project is to raise cadres of leadership at various tiers within the target region. These include communities at grassroots, community leadership and frontline activists of the CSOs. Capacities instilled in them will in turn not only improve economic profiles/living conditions of their respective families but as a chain effect enable them to expand scope and outreach of this initiative manifold. Read More All Cohorts Meeting: Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks LEAD Pakistan organized a national workshop on ‘Nurturing Networks for Sustainable Development – Actions through Networks’ during November, 2009. The workshop provided the Reproductive Health Network from Khairpur and Lodhran. This network is developed by LEAD Pakistan with the support of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the aegis of ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health’ project. This workshop provided an opportunity to look at some pertinent issues through the lens of poverty/economy, governance, culture and climate change. The workshop allowed the Cohorts from Reproductive Health network to discuss and chart out action plans on improving the reproductive health infrastructure in their respective districts. Knowledge Management Environmental conflict resolution and effective tool for sustainable development For sustainable growth of global environment and economy there must be a long term balance between human developmental activities and natures ability to renew its resources. However, there is always conflict between the industrial or other developmental activities and environmental preservation .An advanced and improved system is required to sole these disputes. Meditation and facilitations are the two oldest and well known techniques that were always used in conflict resolution .Meditation or facilitation both can be useful when implemented with effective leadership. Environment conflict resolution is basically a process in which stake holders agree to a common solution to any environmental problem. The article by Miss Huma Batool, LEAD Associate, appeared in a daily Baluchistan Express. Read More LEAD participates in APFED’s Leadership Program held in China Sabeen Mahmood from the Programme Development Department at LEAD Pakistan was nominated and selected to participate at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment and Sustainable Development held in Shanghai, China from 16-21 November 2009. This Leadership Programme is a flagship development programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Tongji University. The Leadership Programme focused on various aspects of environment, economy and society and demonstrated a unique integration with the human dimension of leadership. Ms Mahmood was selected among 30 participants from the Asia-Pacific region and gained knowledge on environmental management and issues of sustainable development in the region, which she hopes to apply in her work at LEAD Pakistan. Forthcoming Ecological Footprint Technology Workshops 6th January, 02:00 – 4:30 p.m., The Urban Unit, P&D Department, Punjab, 4.B, Lytton Road, Lahore 7th January, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi