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Karachi residents must cycle their way out of energy crisis
Cycling zones can be established on Zamzama or DHA’s Khadda Market as an experiment.
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Infanticide - An indicator of social and financial injustice
Imkaan’s programme researches the causes of infanticide and child abandonment.
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City needs a well-planned and regulated vertical growth
Now it is up to the relevant government agencies, professional bodies to sit together and improve the city.
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It is time to revive Karachi’s agricultural hinterland
The hinterlands are now facing an existential threat due to land ownership.
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What Karachi needs is a game changer
Karachi’s skilled populace can produce an exciting mix of entrepreneurs that can provide the bedrock of a vibrant city
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Turtles of Karachi are protected, but what of their habitat?
New research provides invaluable data about the nesting habits and preferences of the endangered species.
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Make use of old Karachi to build new Karachi
There is a need to look at cities with respect to their neighbourhoods and understand the workings.
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Need to utilise the sustainable resources of the country’s coastal land
All the interventions can even form part of a large scale ‘Sea Front and Coastal Restoration Plan’.
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‘Karachi needs preventive measures not response mechanisms
The massive inner city flooding in 2006 resulted from irregular and illegal land utilisation practices.
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Mobilising youth for community uplift as a sustainable investment
Active Citizens Programme promotes community cohesion and improvement through civic engagement.