Panels

LIST OF PANELS
To see the programme, please refer to the Conference Agenda

1

Inaugural Plenary: SDPI’s 25th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) and UNESCAP’s 6th South South-West Asia SDG Forum – Panel Organizers: Mr Hassan Murtaza and Mr Asim Zahoor SDPI
482

2

Evening Plenary - Strengthening Climate Diplomacy in South Asia: Together for Implementation – Plenary Organizers: Ms Zainab Naeem, SDPI and Mr Paolo Londero, European Union Delegation to Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
116

3

The Global Shield against Climate Risks for enhanced Climate Resilience in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Hina Aslam, Mr Kashif Majeed Salik, SDPI and Mr Hartmut Behrend, GIZ
193

4

Subregional Overview of Progress on SDGs: Challenges and Prospects – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
70

5

National SDGs Progress and Challenges in the Context of COVID-19: Reflections on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in South and South-West Asia (SSWA) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP - SSWA and SDPI
47

6

Plenary - Subregional Perspectives & Review of Cluster of SDG Goals (6, 7, 9 and 11) for HLPF 2023 in South and South-West Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDP
32

7

Review of Selected Goals for HLPF 2023 in South Asia: Reporting by the Working Groups and Way Forward – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDP
15

8

Strengthening Means of Implementation to Advance Progress on the SDGs: Finance, Technology, Capacity Building & Trade – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
35

9

Leveraging Global Partnerships to Advance Progress on the SDGs: Policy Coherence, Multi Stakeholder Partnerships & Data, Monitoring and Accountability (SDG 17) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
22

10

6th SSWA SDGs Forum – Concluding Session: Way Forward – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
31

11

Migration in Post-Covid South Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Jean Nahrae Lee, Dr Siddharth Sharma, Dr Zoe Leiyu Xie, The World Bank; Mr Ahad Nazir, Mr Kashif Majeed Salik and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
55

12

Social Norms and Gender Inequality in South Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Maurizio Bussolo, Ms Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, Dr Zoe Leiyu Xie, The World Bank; Mr Ahad Nazir and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
83

13

Bridging the Financing for Achieving SDG7 (Policy Dialogue) – Panel Organizers: Mr Michael Williamson, Mr David Ferrari, UNESCAP, Bangkok; MD Anisuzzaman, Murdoch University, Australia; and Dr Hina Aslam, SDPI
35

14

High-Level Plenary: Green Financing for Clean Energy Transition in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Hina Aslam, Ms Nismah Rizwan, SDPI and Mr Hartmut Behrend, GIZ
52

15

Impact of Tobacco on Environmental, Climatic and Ecological Degradation: Challenges for SDGs in LMICs – Panel Organizers: Dr Waseem Janjua and Syed Wasif Naqvi, SDPI
114

16

Transforming Food Systems to Meet the Emerging Challenges to Food Security – Panel Organizers: Mr Qasim Shah, Ms Rabia Tabassum and Syed Hassan Murtaza, SDPI
86

17

Making Local Governments In-charge of Social Services Delivery – Panel Organizers: Mr Qasim Shah, Ms Rabia Tabassum and Syed Hassan Murtaza, SDPI
51

18

Perspectives on Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism – Panel Organizers: Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad, Mr Muhammad Awais Umar and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
56

19

Central Banking for Inclusive Development – Panel Organizers: Dr Hamza Malik, UNESCAP and Dr Sajid Amin, SDPI
41

20

Book Launch - Global Pakistan: Pakistan’s Role in the International System – Panel Organizers: Mr Abdullah Dayo FES-Pakistan, Dr Sajid Amin and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI
27

21

Agenda Setting for Social Dialogue on Decent Work in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Rabia Razzaque, ILO and Dr Sajid Amin, SDPI
21

22

Adaptive Governance and Technology for Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Catalyst for Relational Transformation – Panel Organizers: Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, University of Peshawar; Mr Hasham Tariq, University of Salford; Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
22

23

Afghan Refugees and Migrants: Humanitarian Response in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Ms Safiya Aftab, Mr Muhammad Jamal Janjua, Verso Consulting (Pvt) Ltd and Mr Kashif Majeed Salik, SDPI
23

24

Voices of Female Authors in Literature from the Subcontinent – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahmed Salim, Mr Ali Aamer, SDPI and Dr Humera Ashfaq, IIU, Islamabad
18

25

Building Resilience through Community Engagement for ‘Building forward Better’ – Panel Organizers: Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, University of Peshawar; Mr Hasham Tariq, University of Salford; Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
20

26

The Political Perspective in Urdu AapBeiti (Autobiographies) – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahmed Salim, Mr Ali Aamer, SDPI and Dr Humera Ashfaq, IIU, Islamabad
23

27

Emerging Challenges in Health Policy: Multifaceted Case of Rare and Neurological Disorders in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Razia Safdar, SDPI and Ms Saadiya Razzaq, Roche Pakistan Limited
39

28

Floods in Pakistan: Bringing Local Perspective through International Humanitarian Organisations -- Panel Organizers: Ms Sahar Basharat, SDPI; Syed Shahid Kazmi, PHF
81

29

Sustainable Urban Transportation for Smart Cities in the Developing Countries – Panel Organizers: IoU and HBS
28

30

Have GSP+ and FTAs improved Pakistan’s Trade Competitiveness? – Panel Organizers: Dr Vaqar Ahmed; Ms Mahnoor Arshad, SDPI and FNF
16

31

Disaster Risk Financing in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahad Nazir and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
15

32

Geopolitical Conflicts: Implications for Pakistan’s Geoeconomics – Panel Organizers: Mr Kashif Majeed Salik and Ms Khansa Naeem, SDPI
38

33

Energy Corridors: CASA-1000 – Panel Organizers: Dr Hina Aslam & Mr Ubaid ur Rehman Zia, SDPI
11

34

Gender-specific Barriers to Trade: Leveraging Market Access for Women-in-Trade – Panel Organizers: Ms Mahnoor Arshad & Dr Vaqar Ahmed, SDPI
12

35

Business Cooperation and Political Will: Way Forward for SAARC – Panel Organizers: Dr Fareeha Armughan; Mr Naimatullah Wazir, SDPI and Mr Zulfiqar Butt, SAARC CCI
22

36

Plenary: Closing the Loop - Policy Solutions for Achieving SDG 12: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns – Plenary Organizers: Ms Zainab Naeem, SDPI & Mr Jawwad Ahmed, PepsiCo, Pakistan
16

37

Technical Session I - Adaptive Social Protection: Preparing for Future Disaster – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI, Pakistan
16

38

Technical Session II - Adaptive Social Protection: Coping with Crisis – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Mr Muhammad Imran, SDPI, Pakistan
13

39

Technical Session III - Adaptive Social Protection: Building Sustainable Capacities of Vulnerable Households – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI, Pakistan
12

40

High-level Concluding Plenary: Building Resilience in Crisis: Adaptive Social Protection – A National Priority for Pakistan – Plenary Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ, Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad, Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Nudrat Fatima, SDPI, Pakistan
14

41

Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Development in South and South-West Asia: Role of the South Asia Network on SDGs (SANS) (Policy Dialogue) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP - SSWA and SDPI
10

42

Plenary: An Alternative Paradigm -- Plenary Organisers: Mr Junaid Zahid & Ms Zahra Khalid, SDPI

43

Closing Plenary: Looking Beyond 75 – Plenary Organisers: Mr Junaid Zahid and Ms Zahra Khalid, SDPI