Reports and Documents

This study is a part of "Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods for Vulnerable Ecosystems" (RESOLVE) programme, which intends to explore the magnitude and impacts of different natural hazards namely flood, riverbank erosion, salinity intrusion, water scarcity in livelihood system, more particularly agriculture in project districts.

Natural gas plays a key role in Pakistan‟s energy balance which is currently around 50% of the country‟s primary energy supplies. With accelerating economic growth, the demand for gas is projected to increase sharply and the country‟s recoverable indigenous gas reserves will be insufficient to meet this demand.

This paper discusses ideas and methodologies on reducing urban poverty, paying particular attention to the changes that can be triggered by the practice of community savings.

Genetic engineering has failed to increase the yield of any food crop but has vastly increased the use of chemicals and the growth of "superweeds". The GMO Emperor has no clothes empowers citizens to create a GMO-free world, rich in biodiversity and healthy food.

This special edition is a supplement to the last report, which was brought out for the year 2009 in the form of a mid-term statistical appraisal of the country situation towards attaining the MDG targets.

The 2011 report continues the tradition of collection of socio-economic statistics from decadal population censuses, annual national sample surveys, adhoc-surveys and administration statistics. This report depicts the socio-economic development of the country through the statistical indicators.

A joint FAO/CDE publication examines one of the least-known environments in the world. Dryland mountains are of great strategic value to regional and global development – they provide 90% of the freshwater supply to surrounding dry lowlands – and yet they are often overlooked by decision- and policymakers.

This State of World Population report looks at dynamics behind the numbers & explains trends that are defining our world of 7 bn. Says that with planning and the right investments in people now our world of 7 bn can have thriving sustainable cities.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a National Programme on Solar Water Heating aimed at peak shaving, conservation of electricity and fossil fuels and providing a clean, non-polluting solution for water

fuelled by the turbulence of world agricultural markets, the debate on relations among agriculture, food security, natural resources, population growth and economic development has been revamped over the last few years.