Research Themes

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental sustainability and building resilience to climate change is a major area of focus at SDPI. In fact, SDPI is one of the few organizations in the region that started working..

ENERGY

SDPI’s Energy Unit is pioneering efforts to support the clean energy transition in Pakistan through cutting edge research, advocacy, evidence-based policy support, and stakeholders’ engagement...

GOVERNANCE

While "government" refers to planning, decision-making by the state and its institutions, the notion of “governance” at SDPI takes a societal look..

GENDER

SDPI firmly believes that to foster social development in order to catalyze the societal need for social justice & wellbeing across generations, it is extremely important to carry out research on issues...

FOOD SECURITY

Environmental sustainability and building resilience to climate change is a major area of focus at SDPI. In fact, SDPI is one of the few organizations in the region that started working..

MONITORING & EVALUATION

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

While "government" refers to planning, decision-making by the state and its institutions, the notion of “governance” at SDPI takes a societal look..

INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH

SDPI firmly believes that to foster social development in order to catalyze the societal need for social justice & wellbeing across generations, it is extremely important to carry out research on issues...

ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY

SDPI's Program on Ecological Sustainability and Circular Economy (PESACE) is dedicated to advancing sustainable development by carrying out extensive cutting-edge research, facilitating evidence-based policy,...

RESEARCH CULTURE

Besides policy research work, SDPI is also engaged in promoting research culture and investing in organizational capacity building in order to strengthen research contributions in Pakistan...

SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

SDPI believes in inclusive development and improvement in the standard of living of masses. In this regard, it analyses and studies the role of different actors and factors that can influence..

GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

SDPI strongly recommends complete ban on all sorts of noval nicotine and tobacco products in Pakistan.

PEACE AND CONFLICT / HUMAN SECURITY

Peace is considered a pre-requisite for sustainable development. SDPI considers it important to analyze different prevalent conflicts and study their impact on markets, livelihood and education,..

RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Resilient Development Programme (RDP) aims to look at resilient development through the lens of people’s centric governance of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Urban Development..

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

Reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing resilience is a must for sustainable livelihoods. SDPI has been conducting empirical research not only to come up with recommendations to strengthen..

POLICY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES