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Environmental Awareness Raising and Education in Sindh This project is being undertaken with the assistance of British High Commission, Pakistan. The aim is to promote environmental awareness and education in Sindh among teachers, educators and the public at large. This is primarily being done through the development of awareness raising and teaching material on the environmental issues in the province. The material includes a resource pack for trainers, board books and a documentary on Sindh. The resource pack would consist of booklets on important flora and fauna of Sindh along with an overview of the environment of the province. Furthermore, it would consist of some case studies, which would provide the users with practical examples on the topic. The documentary film is being made to raise the awareness of the general public and to serve as a teaching tool for trainers and educators. To ensure that the issues highlighted in the documentary reach a wider audience, board books highlighting the same topics are also being developed. These would contain written information in the local languages along with poster-sized photographs. The board books would be especially useful in those educational institutions and schools that may not have the requisite facilities for viewing the video. In addition to the above, an activity book Joy of Learning was translated and printed in Sindhi. This was launched at a workshop conducted in collaboration with the Sindh University, Jamshoro and was also tested there. Socio-economic Analysis of Sea IntrusionA study has been undertaken to assess the impact of sea intrusion in the Indus Delta. This issue, which is being termed as the worst environmental disaster in the history of Pakistan, has caused the destruction of several thousand hectares of land in the coastal districts of Thatta and Badin, destroying prime agricultural land, contaminating aquifers and causing degradation of coastal, deltaic and riverine ecosystems. This study analyzes the ecological and socio-economic impacts of sea intrusion on the population of the (selected) affected areas and the concurrent losses sustained by the provincial and national exchequers. Integrated Coastal and Marine Resources Management and Poverty Reduction in South Asia (ADB RETA) The project is being undertaken under the Regional Technical Assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and in consultations with the respective governments of India, Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Its aim is to reduce poverty by strengthening the management of ecologically sensitive coastal and marine areas in South Asia and promote regional co-operation among the four participating countries. At the national level, Pakistan would undertake the following activities:
State of Environment and Development of Sindh State of Environment and Development of Sindh is being developed to highlight all the major environmental issues of the province. This document would be the first of its kind pertaining to Sindh. As a prerequisite, various experts in their respective fields are developing eighteen sector papers. After the sector papers have been drafted they would be shared with the stakeholders through workshops for their input and recommendations. The papers would then be finalized and subsequently feed into the State of Environment and Development of Sindh. |
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