Islamabad : Dr Jose A Puppim de Oliveira, Chair in Climate Change Governance and Global Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, has said that water resource management and population explosion are critical emerging challenges for developing countries.
Dr Oliveira was speaking at a ceremony jointly hosted here by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Institute of Urbanism here (IOU).
“With 2030 approaching, many countries remain uncertain about achieving SDG targets,” he said, suggesting that timelines or implementation mechanisms may require adjustments.
Dr Oliveira stressed the need for stronger collaboration between Pakistani institutions and global climate research networks. Stressing the need to strengthen coordination between federal and provincial departments in Pakistan to ensure that climate policy recommendations translate into practical implementation, he said interaction among multiple stakeholders improves institutional learning and enhances policy effectiveness.
Referring to research cooperation prospects, Dr Oliveira noted that the Urban Institute at the University of Manchester currently focuses on Africa.
He said there is a strong potential for expanding its work to Pakistan, particularly in areas such as urban governance, climate finance for cities, waste management and sectoral mitigation strategies.
He said Brazil is expected to operationalise its carbon market next year and has already established a national mechanism for carbon credit exchange with China and other partners.
He also highlighted Brazil’s efforts in forest conservation financing and its progress in developing an online Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) tracking and self-reporting system.
