 Pakistan National Conservation Strategy (NCS) 1992  An independent public interest think tank that provides advice to public, private and voluntary organizations, and undertakes policy-oriented research.  The Institute acts as a generator and disseminator of original research on sustainable development issues.

ResearchAdvocacy Capacity Enhancement M&E 10/8/2015

independent, public-interest, think- tank  Policy advice and out reach  Forum for policy dialogue  Support to in-house, visiting, external researchers  Conduct North-South and South-South dialogue  Environment for information dissemination and capacity building  advocacy and networking  Publications for research, public and private sector use

Environment  Environmental Conservation  Forestry  Hazardous Waste Management/ Sustainable Industrial Development  Trade and Environment  Water (SODIS and Nadi Filter)

Globalization and Livelihoods  International Financial Institutes and Economy of Pakistan  Institutional Governance and Natural Resource Management  Resource rights and sustainable livelihoods  Trade liberalization and rural livelihoods  Trade and Development : WTO Agreements and their impact on Pakistan  Securing livelihood in fragile and conflict situation

Human Development: Social Sector  Governance  Education  Gender  Globalization  Corporate Social Responsibility  Labor  Migration  Religious Tolerance  Peace and Human Security  Imagine New South Asia

Pro-poor, people centered advocacy campaigns and national debate on various sectors, demanding more transparency, accountability and stakeholder participation

 Serving on various task forces, steering committees, advisory boards for e.g.,  SDPI is member of PM’s task forces on Climate Change and Education Reforms; Planning Commission’s Task Force on Social Sector Development; Member of National Forestry Commission (headed by the PM)  SDPI part of official delegation to WTO Ministerial Meetings since Doha till today  SDPI part of official delegations to Climate Change Negotiations (Copenhagen-Cancun)  SDPI – Focal Organization of UNEP in Pakistan

 Papers: Working, Research, Policy Breifs, Monographs  Bulletins :English – research and news bulletin  Reports: Research  Anthologies: Conference  Oped Pieces and talk shows

 Provides trainings to the public, private and social sector organizations and individuals to build their capacity.  Interactive dialogue with parliamentarians, media and academia  NCCR

 University of Zurich,Switzerland  University of Bern,Switzerland  University of Social Study center,Berlin,Germany  GC University Lahore  COMSATS Institute of information and technology