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Mrs. Khawar Mumtaz joins LEAD Board of Governors

LEAD Pakistan welcomes new member to the Board of Governors Mrs. Khawar

Mumtaz who has been co-opted by the Board in the 41st Board Meeting held

at LEAD House.

Mrs. Khawar Mumtaz is an esteemed social development activist with a long

standing experience in the field of women’s rights advocacy. She has been

associated with Shirkat Gah as one of its three Coordinators since 1988. Her

expertise is in the area of women’s political empowerment, gender and devel-

opment, women and environment, reproductive health and rights and more

recently, poverty. Read More

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate resilient model villages

In an exclusive blog for Climate Development Knowledge Network

(CDKN) Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of the Punjab, tells how his

province is ‘building back better’ after the 2010 floods, to help commu-

nities prepare for disasters and adapt to climate change. Read More

Basin-South Asia elected LEAD Pakistan as co-secretariat mem-

bers of the platform

The Basin-South Asia platform has elected LEAD Pakistan as its co-

secretariat members of the platform. Basin– South Asia has asked

LEAD Pakistan to provide strategic direction to the regional platform as

part of the Secretariat. LEAD Pakistan will also assist the secretariat in

the regular development and provision of knowledge products and ser-

vices.

The basin-South Asia Regional Knowledge Platform (basin-SA) was initiated in November 2004

with the mission of ‘developing knowledge systems and promoting collaborative action within

South Asia to enable access by the poor to sustainable habitat and livelihoods. Read More

Lead Pakistan had a strong presence at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit

The summit titled ‘Protecting the Global Commons: 20 years post Rio’

was a landmark event in the run-up to the Rio+20 Conference to be

held in June later this year. It took stock of what has been achieved and

what more urgently needs to be done to achieve ‘sustainable develop-

ment’. Lead Pakistan’s CEO Ali T Sheikh shared the stage with Heads of

State and experts from around the world to share his perspective and

opinion on this topic.

The Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), which Lead Pakistan implements in Asia,

was a partner of the DSDS and ensured that the debate and discussion goes beyond the confer-

ence venue. CDKN supported the live online streaming of the event as well reporting and blogs

from conference participants. Read More ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

The Challenge of a Low Carbon Economy

In a blog for CDKN guest blogger Sunita Narian, Director of the Center for Science and Environ-

ment, writes about the initiatives taken by the government of India to meet the challenges of a

low carbon economy. Read More

If you face any problem in viewing this, please follow the link: Making the Difference

MTD updates readers with developments at

LEAD related to its three programs: Climate

Change, Social Capital Development and Envi-ronmental Management woven through five core

competencies: capacity building and research,

network­ing and partnerships, community em-

powerment, public policy engagement and

knowledge man­agement. LEAD wishes to learn,

reflect and grow; and looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

Written by Abbas Mushtaq Edited by Syeda Yumna Hasany Designed by Muhammad Haseeb

SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Speaker series on mainstreaming on RH in social development held

Speaker series on “Mainstreaming Reproductive Health in Social Development” organized by

LEAD Pakistan, was held in Lahore on Friday where speakers underlined the need for concerted

efforts to improve reproductive health indicators of the country. Read More

LEAD Pakistan in conversation with Harjeet Singh

In this interview ActionAid's International Coordinator - DRR & Climate Adaptation Harjeet Singh

explains why South Asia region is the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Watch

Interview

LEAD Pakistan in conversation with Dr. Sania Nishtar

In an interview with LEAD Pakistan team, the Founder and President of Heartfile Dr. Sania Nish-

tar speaks about Reproductive Health, Governance and policy making. Watch Interview

Serious steps needed to protect child during disasters: DO PDMA

Director Operations Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Ahmed Ranjwana has

stressed the need for making serious steps for child protection in general and in disasters specifi-

cally. He was addressing at a one day training session on “Child Protection in Disasters” organ-

ized by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab in collaboration of UNICEF and

LEAD Pakistan. Read More

Free Medical Camp supported by LEAD Pakistan held in District Khairpur

A One-Day Free Medical Camp organized by Sewa Development Trust Sindh (SDTS) with the fi-

nancial support of LEAD Pakistan, was held on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at the Government

Primary School in Village Haji Gul Muhammad Bhatti, Union Council Fakirabad Taluka Kotdiji, and

District Khairpur. A total of 569 patients were treated and provided with free medical check-ups

and medicines. Read More

CLIMATE CHANGE

Training course on Developing Local Adaptations Plans of Action for Climate Change

Resilience held at LEAD House

A three day training course on “Developing Local Adaptations Plans of Action for Climate Change

Resilience” was held at lead house on 16 February, 2012 where climate change experts and par-

ticipants tested a training module and a toolkit of local adaptation plan of action for its efficiency

and effectiveness. Read More

Two-day workshop on Climate Asia Communication to be held in Islamabad

A two-day workshop on Climate Asia Communication being organized by BBC Media Action in col-

laboration with Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan will be held 20-21

March, 2012 at the Islamabad Club.

The purpose of the workshop is to share key insights on climate change and communications

more widely and to develop ideas for outputs that will benefit both audiences and communica-

tors. Read More

In this Issue:

Mrs. Khawar Mumtaz joins Lead Board of Governors.

Blog: Climate resilient model villages by Shahbaz Sharif.

Basin-South Asia platform elected LEAD Pakistan as co-

secretariat members of the platform.

Lead Pakistan had a strong presence at Delhi Sustainable

Development Summit.

Speaker series on mainstreaming on RH in social develop-

ment held.

The Challenge of a Low Carbon Economy by Sunita Narian.

Training course on Developing Local Adaptations Plans of

Action for Climate Change Resilience held at LEAD House.

Watch Video interviews of Sania Nishter and Harjeet Singh.

Serious steps needed to protect child during disasters: DO

PDMA.

Free Medical Camp supported by LEAD Pakistan in District

Khairpur held.

Two-day workshop on Climate Asia Communication to be

held in Islamabad