B-4: Pakistan at 2047: Opportunities & Challenges for Today’s Youth and Future Human Capital
It is vital for Pakistan to:
- Explore alternative financing mechanisms to support health initiatives and programmes.
- Initiate a fundamental shift in addressing the country’s demographic challenges, focusing on sustainable population management and human capital development.
- Address social mobility barriers to enhance awareness and engagement in social issues, especially among youth.
- Engage government institutions in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities, actively involving and training youth in climate resilience, risk management, and climate mitigation.
- Educate women in decision-making and family planning to help control population growth rates.
- Leverage youth potential to drive economic growth, reaping the demographic dividend through targeted programmes for children, adolescents, and young adults.
- Establish climate-resilient health facilities and rehabilitation programmes to ensure youth productivity for the future.
- Increase investment in mental health and nutrition programmes for children, adolescents, and youth with a focus on climate resilience.
- Ensure climate-resilient infrastructure and youth-friendly health initiatives.
- Enhance digital and soft skills training to equip the youth for a competitive economy.
- Prioritise IT initiatives for women empowerment to boost economic productivity and human capital development.
- Innovate community mobilisation strategies to increase awareness and skill acquisition.
- Integrate climate-resilient practices into Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programmes.
- Strengthen skills in green industries to promote economic growth and job creation.
- Increase investment in domestic markets and natural resources to unlock Pakistan’s potential.
- Empower informal economy workers, particularly women, and explore channels to extend social protection services.
- Build solidarity among women workers to expand social protection coverage for female workers.
- Integrate the disabled population into Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and financial protection schemes.
- Train healthcare professionals in disaster mental health care for effective psychological support.
- Equip community members, especially youth, with Psychological First Aid (PFA) skills for disaster response.
- Implement school-based resilience programmes to support children’s mental health and education in disaster-affected areas.
