Social organization for irrigated agriculture: Pilot project for farmer-managed irrigated agriculture under the Left Bank Outfall Drain Stage 1 Project, Pakistan - Inception report and implementation plan

Social organization / Irrigated farming / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Irrigation management / Water users / Participatory management / Pakistan / Nawabshah / Sanghar / Mirpurkhas / Hyderabad

Managing irrigation systems to minimize waterlogging and salinity problems: IIMI - Pakistan eighth progress report

Irrigation management / Waterlogging / Salinity / GIS / Pakistan

Irrigation system performance in farmer managed irrigation systems in Hunza-Gojal - Final report submitted to Aga Khan Foundation

Performance evaluation / Irrigation systems / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Pakistan / Gilgit

Detailed soil survey of eight watercourse command areas in Chishtian and Hasalpur tehsils

Irrigation management / Hydraulics / Channel improvement / Watercourses / Soil surveys / Hydrology / Climate / Mapping / Hydraulics / Infiltration / Pakistan / Fordwah / Azim

Understanding the Drivers of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Practices in Pakistan’s Leather Industry: A Multi-Level Approach

Purpose: The main objective is to analyse the drivers of sustainable entrepreneurial practices in SMEs operating in a developing economy. The secondary objectives are to explore the relationship between these drivers and to draw out the implications for policy and practice. Design/methodology/approach: The research is informed by the literature on sustainable entrepreneurship, and on the drivers of pro-environmental practices in SMEs. It reports on the results of an intensive multi-level empirical study, which investigates the environmental practices of SMEs in Pakistan’s leatherworking industry using a multiple case study design and grounded analysis, which draws on relevant institutional theory. Findings: The study identifies that coercive, normative and mimetic isomorphic pressures simultaneously drive sustainable entrepreneurial activity in the majority of sample SMEs. These pressures are exerted by specific micro, meso and macro level factors, ranging from international customers’ requirements to individual-level values of owners and managers. It also reveals the catalytic effect of the educational and awareness-raising activities of intermediary organisations, in tandem with the attraction of competitiveness gains, (international) environmental regulations, industrial dynamism and reputational factors. Practical implications: The evidence suggests that, in countries where formal institutional mechanisms have less of an impact, intermediary organisations can perform a proto-institutional role that helps to overcome pre-existing barriers to environmental improvement by sparking sustainable entrepreneurial activity in SME populations. Originality/value: The findings imply that the drivers of sustainable entrepreneurial activity do not operate in a ‘piecemeal’ fashion, but that particular factors mediate the emergence and development of other sustainability drivers. This paper provides new insights into sustainable entrepreneurship and motivations for environmental practices in an under-researched developing economy context

Global Philanthropy Data Charter - Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy Case Study

The Charter was created as part of a collaborative process to help guide the philanthropic sector's data-related work and instil a data culture. The updated Charter it is soon to be released as a toolkit along with 4 of our Members' Case Studies – to begin with this series, the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy gives us a framework on the environment of collecting data in Pakistan

Beyond the Classroom April - 2023

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Beyond the Classroom March - 2023

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Beyond the Classroom September - 2023 - Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter

• Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter• Spotlight - AKU Sports Society• Featured Story - AKU Sports Olympiad 2023• Featured Story - Olympiad Closing Ceremony• Champions League• T-Half Sports Evening • OSE-P FAS Orientation• CSW FAS Orientation• Hostel Welcomes FAS Students• FAS Launch Musical Performance• FAS Sports Evening & Bonfire• Movie Night• Back to School Energizer• Gaming Tournament• Art Workshop• AKU Debating Championship• Happiness Gala at IED• Suicide Prevention Day• Scientific Blog Writing Session• Two-Part Case Chronicles• Three-Session Workshophttps://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_sas_beyond-classroom/1005/thumbnail.jp