Title 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

Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource Series Directions in development: environment and sustainable development Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Environment and sustainable development. Contents Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Responding to Sindh Province�s Environmental and Climate Change Priorities -- Abstract -- Method -- Contents of This Book -- Chapter 2 Sindh Province�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 Province�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 Province�s Environmental Management Framework -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Pakistan�s Environmental Policy Framework -- Sindh Province: Environmental Policy Issues and Opportunities -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 Conclusions and Outlook -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Sindh Province�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 Summary In 2009, more than 40,000 people died prematurely in Sindh, Pakistan because of an illness associated with an environmental health risk. This means that almost one of every five deaths that occurred that year was caused by environmental factors. Loss of natural resources and impacts from natural disasters also represent development challenges. Increased salinity and waterlogging result in loss of agricultural crops. In addition, hydro-meteorological hazards recurrently affect Sindh, as illustrated by the devastating effects of the 2010 and 2011 floods. For Sindh's population, these problems me Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject Sustainable development -- Pakistan -- Sindh Poverty -- Pakistan -- Sindh Poor -- Pakistan -- Sindh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. Ecology Economic history Poor Poverty Sustainable development SUBJECT Sindh (Pakistan) -- Environmental conditions Sindh (Pakistan) -- Economic conditions Subject Pakistan -- Sindh Form Electronic book Author Enriquez, Santiago, author Larsen, Bjorn, author. Webster, Peter J., author. Afzal, Javaid, author. LC no. 2019719182 ISBN 9781464804533 1464804532

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