ISLAMABAD, Nov 05 ( APP):The second day of the Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) saw a number of panel discussions, with speakers deliberating on issues including regional connectivity, climate change, plastic waste management, women empowerment, debt justice, economic zones, textile industry and accountability.

The conference is being organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). In a panel discussion on ‘Leveraging new economic geography for shared prosperity, stability and resilience’ speakers on Tuesday stressed the need to translate Pakistan’s regional connectivity and infrastructure into economic incentives, said a press release.

Vice Chancellor (VC) of BeaconHouse National University, Lahore, Dr Moeed Yusuf said that the problem is that we continue to hold conversations on regional cooperation while the world was moving on.