Sustainability and poverty alleviation : confronting environmental threats in Sindh, Pakistan

Sustainability and poverty alleviation : confronting environmental threats in Sindh, Pakistan / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez, Bjorn Larsen, Peter Webster, and Javaid Afzal ; with contributions from Elena Strukova Golub, Hammad Raza, Mosuf Ali, and P.S. Rajani.

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Main Authors: Sánchez Triana, Ernesto (Author), Enriquez, Santiago (Author), Larsen, Bjorn (Author), Webster, Peter J. (Author), Afzal, Javaid (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group, [2015]
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Environment and sustainable development.
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Pakistan > Sindh.
Poverty > Pakistan > Sindh.
Poor > Pakistan > Sindh.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Ecology
Economic history
Poor
Poverty
Sustainable development
Sindh (Pakistan) > Environmental conditions.
Sindh (Pakistan) > Economic conditions.
Pakistan > Sindh
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Responding to Sindh Provinceâ€?s Environmental and Climate Change Priorities
  • Abstract
  • Method
  • Contents of This Book
  • Chapter 2 Sindh Provinceâ€?s Priority Environmental Problems
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Ranking of Environmental Problems in Sindh Province
  • Inadequate Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Outdoor Air Pollution in Urban Areas
  • Lead Exposure
  • Road Traffic Accidents
  • Road Traffic Noise in Urban AreasHousehold Air Pollution
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 3 Benefits and Costs of Environmental Health Interventions
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Improving Drinking Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Improving Outdoor Air Quality
  • Controlling Household Air Pollution
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 4 Natural Resource Degradation in Sindh Province
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Main Natural Resource Degradation and Natural Disaster Challenges in Sindh Province
  • Loss of Productive Land Resulting from Seawater IntrusionAgricultural Losses Resulting from Salinity and Waterlogging
  • Loss of Mangroves
  • Loss of Fisheries
  • Losses from Natural Disasters (Floods)
  • Benefits and Costs of Interventions to Reduce Losses of Natural Resources in Sindh Province
  • Sea-Level Rise in the Indus Watershed
  • Prediction of Floods and Droughts in Pakistan
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 5 Institutional Analysis of Sindh Provinceâ€?s Environmental Sector
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Institutional Framework for Environmental RegulationAnalysis of Environmental Management Framework
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 6 Policy Options to Strengthen Sindh Provinceâ€?s Environmental Management Framework
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Pakistanâ€?s Environmental Policy Framework
  • Sindh Province: Environmental Policy Issues and Opportunities
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 7 Conclusions and Outlook
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Sindh Provinceâ€?s Priority Environmental Problems
  • Alternative Interventions to Address Priority Environmental ProblemsPolicy Options for Strengthening Environmental Sustainability in Sindh Province
  • Outlook
  • Note
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 8 Environmental Health Priorities for Sindh Province
  • Abstract
  • Health Valuation Methods
  • Household Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Household Water Supply
  • Household Treatment of Drinking Water
  • Household Sanitation
  • Hand Washing with Soap
  • Outdoor Air Pollution
  • Household Air Pollution
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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