PIEDAR
This website documents the past work of PIEDAR.
PIEDAR
The idea of the Pakistan Institute for Environment Development Action Research (PIEDAR) emerged from Pakistan's National Conservation Strategy (NCS), which identified the need for a policy institution in the field of environment and development. A wide-ranging process of consultation underscored the need for such an institution to have solid roots in research undertaken in partnership with communities.
Protecting Water Bodies
Undertaking research with local communities on ways to mitigate the pollution of wetlands.
Sanitation in Informal Settlements
Promoting self-help among lane organizations for sanitation and solid waste management.
Environmental Education
Building values and skills for environmental management among schoolchildren, teachers and parents through participatory action learning.
Poverty Alleviation
Improving household incomes, especially by training and providing credit to women entrepreneurs.
Education for Rural Girls
Improving the quality of primary education for girls in rural areas, especially through teacher training.
Sustainable Land & Water Use
Demonstrating approaches to sustainable land and water use in the irrigated Indus Basin.
About Us
- Pakistan Institute for Environment Development Action Research (PIEDAR) was registered in March 1992 under the Societies Act as an independent not-for-profit entity by the core staff of the NCS Secretariat. It brought together environment and development professionals to share project experiences and practical findings with communities, various levels of governments, the private sector and NGOs. Pakistan Institute for Environment Development Action Research (PIEDAR) worked in all provinces and Islamabad-Rawalpindi. This website documents the work.
Our Mission
What
To identify, test, and demonstrate practices and innovations for sustainable development.
Who
Environment-Development professionals with experience in anticipatory and participatory planning, social organizers with skills for community mobilization and self-motivated activists with a desire to work for others.
How
Undertaking action research in partnership with communities, documenting and sharing the lessons learnt with like-minded organizations, and networking and lobbying for an enabling and empowering approach to local development.
Why
To influence government policy and programs in favor of the less privileged, and to strive for a more just and equitable society.
Past Partners
