Principal Investigators: Dr. Lubna Shahnaz The Government (EAD) has endorsed a UN initiative to estimate the implications and resource consequences of the monsoon floods on human development in Pakistan, using the MDGs and related Target Indicators as proxies for human development. The Flood Impact on MDG Analysis (FIMA) is intended to highlight the human dimensions of […]
Principal Investigators: Dr. Lubna Shahnaz and Bureau of Statistics (BoS), Punjab Child labour affects millions of children across the globe. Most of these affected children reside in economically less developed countries struggling with social problems such as poverty, inadequate educational opportunities and gender inequality. The harsh labour denies young ones of their childhood and jeopardizes their […]
Principal Investigators: Ina Pietschmann & Dr. Lubna Shahnaz Energy sectors worldwide are undergoing rapid transformations towards a more sustainable and low-carbon pathway utilising renewable resources. In light of the finite nature of natural resources, exponential increases of Pakistan’s population and high vulnerability to experiencing floods and droughts as a result of climate change, the adoption […]
Principal Investigators: The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the entire world, with more than 22 million cases reported. The social and economic effects of COVID-19 are being felt with greater intensity across least developed, developing and emerging market economies irrespective of their income level. Most of them have experienced a drop in their GDP and losses […]
Principal Investigators: Dr. Lubna Shahnaz An overview of some key characteristics of the employed work force aged 10 years and above in the 75 flood-affected districts, in comparison to the non-affected districts across each of the four provinces, using district-level data from the Labour Force Survey 2020-21. The analysis indicates that the total employment in the […]
Principal Investigators: Between June and August 2022, torrential rains and a combination of riverine, urban, and flash flooding led to an unprecedented disaster in Pakistan. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), around 33 million people—that is, one in seven— have been affected by the floods, including nearly 8 million displaced. The floods have […]
Principal Investigators: Sherren Al Abbadi, Dr. Lubna Shahnaz, and Dr. Umer Khalid The purpose of the assessment is to quantify direct and indirect employment effects resulting from construction of houses funded by the Sindh Flood Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project. In collaboration with five implementing partners, the project support beneficiary‐driven reconstruction of a total of 465,000 houses […]
