IUCN Pakistan - Social Policy Web Resources

The IUCN Pakistan Programme has developed several web resources relating to their social policy work, including development information and news, conservation strategies, and discussion lists.

Sarhad Provincial Conservation Strategy (SPCS)
http://www.spcs.iucnp.org

The Sarhad Provincial Conservation Strategy (SPCS) 1995-98 is a statement of commitment by the government and people of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to move forward with an effective programme of sustainable development. It is the principal plan for implementing the National Conservation Strategy (NCS) in the NWFP. It is both a comprehensive statement of provincial aspirations for sustainable development and a commitment package containing major policy statements, law-reform initiatives, structural improvements and programmes. Special features of this information rich website include a downloadable newsletter, an Urdu and Pushto languages section; and a children’s' corner to make them environmentally aware through articles and quizzes. The complete text containing the 18 chapters of the SPCS document is available on this site.

Balochistan Conservation Strategy (BCS)
http://www.bcs.iucnp.org

The Balochistan Conservation Strategy (BCS) was prepared by the government of Balochistan with the technical assistance of IUCN – The World Conservation Union. It is a strategic plan designed to define and address the issues affecting the socio-economic development of Balochistan, through the sustainable use of its natural resources. The BCS aims to devise ways and means to weave environment and natural resource conservation with development and to recommend an institutional framework that will bring ownership, sustainability and efficiency in management of these vital endowments. The BCS focuses on an action programme to be implemented over the next 10 years. The report has three parts, and all twenty-three chapters, together with twelve maps and seven appendices, can be downloaded from this website.

Northern Areas Strategy for Sustainable Development (NASSD)
http://www.northernareas.org.pk/nassd

In response to socio-economic, environmental and population growth concerns, the Northern Areas Administration (NAA) began the preparation of a Northern Areas Strategy for Sustainable Development (NASSD) in 1999. Completed in 2002, it seeks to provide a comprehensive policy framework for the sustainable development of the Northern Areas. It also responds directly to the provisions and recommendations of the National Conservation Strategy, adopted by the Government of Pakistan in 1992. ASSD's sixteen background papers can be downloaded from this website. A list of stakeholders and relevant contact information is also available online.

Chitral Conservation Strategy (CCS)
http://www.ccs.iucnp.org

Initiated in 1997, the Chitral Conservation Strategy (CCS) is an initiative for harnessing and improving the capabilities of the people and institutions in Chitral, in the pursuit of enhancing their livelihoods and quality of life through the optimum use of natural resources; while continually improving their productivity within a decentralized system of development planning. Stakeholders involved in discussions include the government of NWFP, civil society, academia, media, public sector, NGOs and private sector. Downloadable studies include indigenous resource management; aquatic biodiversity; and migratory livestock. Sector papers cover agriculture; biodiversity; cultural heritage and ecotourism; drinking water; energy; forests and grazing lands; human resources; infrastructure; irrigation; micro enterprises and solid waste management. An Urdu section, information about the Sarhad Provincial Conservation Strategy (SPCS) and related links are available on this information-rich website.

Abbottabad Conservation Strategy (ACS)
http://www.acs.iucnp.org

The Abbottabad Conservation Strategy (ACS) envisages the promotion of sustainable development of natural resources and the preservation of the living environment and matters related to it. This website describes its link with the devolution plan of the Government of Pakistan, and the process involved in developing the ACS. Details of its activities, consultations, projects, and status of seventeen sectoral strategy papers are available online. Stakeholders include civil society NGOs, academia, media, community based organizations, special interest groups and the government.

Gender and Sustainable Development Discussion List
http://lists.isb.sdnpk.org/mailman/listinfo/gsd-list

A discussion list on issues of gender and sustainable development in the context of Pakistan. The debate on environmental sustainability and security pertains to every member of the human ecosystem. Gender concerns inevitably become part of this debate. Consciously addressing these concerns is a challenge, since most of the times it is perceived that gender concerns are implicitly integrated or the issues are gender neutral. In order to avoid the danger of missing out on effective gender integration in environmental sustainability and security the persistent gap of information needs to be filled. This list is an attempt to plug-in these very gaps. The archives of the list can also be accessed through the web.

Pakistan Development Gateway
http://www.pdg.org

The Pakistan Development Gateway is a portal for development information and news related to Pakistan, set up and maintained by the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP), a project working under the IUCN Pakistan Programme. Pakistani and international information resources are indexed under different development categories. These include advocacy; agriculture, forestry and fisheries; area development; communication and information; culture; development administration; economic development; education; energy; environment; gender; governance; health; human resource development; humanitarian assistance, relief and disaster management; human settlements; industry; knowledge management; natural resources; political affairs; population; poverty alleviation; science and technology; social development; trade and development and transportation. News and discussion forums on wide -ranging development topics are also available on this site.