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CSR and Sustainable Development in Africa: Water of Life
Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by Camila Flat.
According to the traditional African philosophy of Ubuntu, we discover and affirm our own humanity through our interactions with others. This concept of ‘a person is a person through other persons’ provides an insight into how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is applied in Africa and how businesses can stimulate sustainable development.
African companies see themselves as [...]
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Towards ‘a truly water-sustainable business on a global scale Coca Cola
Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by Rutaba Ahmed.
According to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI’s) Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, one-third of the world population faces some form of water scarcity. A recent JP Morgan Report states that by 2025, this is expected to rise to two-thirds, due to climate change and increasing urbanization and population growth. The Intergovernmental Panel [...]
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Pani Ghar – Case Study of a Social Enterprise
Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by Ali Salman.
A pseudonym ‘Paniwala’ (PW) has been used to disguise the identity of the leading entrepreneur behind ‘Pani Ghar’, a social enterprise established two years ago to provide safe drinking water at affordable prices. The social enterprise as a company was wounded up while the pilot outlet still functions in Lahore.
Mr. Paniwala (PW) looks back to [...]
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Water and Corruption: a destructive partnership
Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by Transparency International.
The Global Corruption Report 2008 is the first report to assess how corruption affects all aspects of water – and reflects on what more can be done to ensure that corruption does not continue to destroy this basic and essential resource, one that is so fundamental to the lives of people all over the planet. [...]
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Rainwater Harvesting
Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by Zaheer Hussain Gardezi.
Sustainable Water Supply Solution in Pakistan’s Mountainous Areas?
The areas affected by the 2005 earthquake comprise some of the most idyllic places in Pakistan. However, life in these areas is becoming increasingly difficult, particularly in recent years due to the increasing scarcity of water. This has forced several people to even abandon their ancestral villages – [...]
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Pakistan’s Water Problems: Do We Care Enough to Act?
Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by Simi Kamal.
Water pollution, discharge of effluents and unsafe drinking water are factors among others that pose a threat to human wellbeing and Pakistan’s ecosystem. While some do not have water to drink, others waste it in vast quantities. Witness the women carrying water on their heads for miles in the scorching heat on one hand, and [...]
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Whose Water Is It Anyway?
Posted on 13. Oct, 2008 by Praetor.
I heard this crazy idea for water harvesting, which on reflection did not seem that crazy after all. If one is able to collect all the water flow from all the airconditioners operating night and day in a large city like Karachi, how many MGD water can one generate? Yours truly was an instant convert [...]
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Indus Basin Irrigation System of Pakistan
Posted on 10. Jul, 2008 by Fazlur Rahman Siddiqi.
Pakistan, a country of enchanting landscapes offers a combination of beaches, mountains, beautiful deserts and valleys. Its vast farm lands are sustained by the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS), the largest contiguous irrigation system in the world. The IBIS irrigates 45 million acres of farm land which produces wheat, rice, fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, maize and [...]
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Common Sense Approaches to A ‘Food Secure’ Pakistan
Posted on 22. May, 2008 by Majid Sheikh.
An interesting advertisement appeared in the national press in mid-May 2008, seeking tenders for food supply in various prisons in Sindh. The benchmark was three meals of 150 grams wheat flour each on an average. Immediately one thought of the wheat crisis, as well as the food crisis, and the mind began to calculate.
Extrapolating Prison [...]
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