The following Academic Programmes are offered in Environmental Science at SDSC:
| Year-1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-1101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 2 |
| ENVSC-1101P | Introduction to Environmental Science Practical | 1 |
| Semester II | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-1201 | Fundamental of Ecology | 2 |
| ENVSC-1201P | Fundamental of Ecology Practical | 1 |
| Year-2 | ||
| Semester III | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-2101 | Chemistry of the Environment | 2 |
| ENVSC-2101P | Chemistry of the Environment Practical | 1 |
| Semester IV | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-4209 | Environment Profile of Pakistan | 3 |
| ENVSC-2202 | Environmental Monitoring (Air Water Soil and Noise) | 3 |
| ENVSC-2202P | Environmental Monitoring Practical (Air Water Soil and Noise) | 1 |
| Year-3 | ||
| Semester V | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-3102 | Applied Ecology | 3 |
| ENVSC-3102P | Applied Ecology Practical | 1 |
| ENVSC-3103 | Fundamentals of Earth Sciences | 3 |
| ENVSC-3104 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| ENVSC-3104P | Environmental Microbiology Practical | 1 |
| ENVSC-3107 | Climate Change | 3 |
| ENVSC-4206 | Environmental Governance | 2 |
| ENVSC-4206P | Environmental Governance Practical | 1 |
| Semester VI | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-2201 | Physics of the Environment | 2 |
| ENVSC-2201P | Physics of the Environment Practical | 1 |
| ENVSC-3105 | Environmental Toxicology | 2 |
| ENVSC-3105P | Environmental Toxicology Practical | 1 |
| ENVSC-3205 | Natural Resource Management | 2 |
| ENVSC-3205P | Natural Resource Management Practical | 1 |
| ENVSC-3206 | Environmental Economics | 2 |
| ENVSC-3206P | Environmental Economics Practical | 1 |
| Year-4 | ||
| Semester VII | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-4201 | Environmental Management Systems | 2 |
| ENVSC-4201P | Environmental Management Systems Practical | 1 |
| ENVSC-4202 | Remote Sensing and GIS | 3 |
| ENVSC-4202P | Remote Sensing and GIS | 1 |
| Elective – I | 2+1 | |
| Elective – II | 2+1 | |
| ENVSC-4299 | Research Project / Internship | 3 |
| Semester VIII | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-4101 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| ENVSC-4101P | Conservation Biology | 1 |
| ENVSC-4102 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 2 |
| ENVSC-4102P | Environmental Impact Assessment | 1 |
| Elective – III | 2+1 | |
| Elective – IV | 2+1 | |
| ENVSC-4299 | Research Project /Internship | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-3201 | History and Philosophy of Environmental Thought | 3 |
| ENVSC-4203 & 4203P | Health and Environment + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4204 & 4204P | Data Analysis + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4205 & 4205P | Environmental Biotechnology + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4207 & 4207P | Water Resource Management + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4208 & 4208P | Disaster Management + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4211 & 4211P | Energy Sustainability and Environment + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4212 & 4212P | Pollutant Movement in Soil | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4213 & 4213P | Solid Waste Management + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4214 & 4214P | Occupational Safety and Health + Practical | 2+1 |
| ENVSC-4215 & 421sP | Sustainable Consumption and Production | 2+1 |
| Year-1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-1101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 2 |
| ENVSC-1101P | Introduction to Environmental Science Practical | 1 |
| Semester II | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-1201 | Fundamental of Ecology | 2 |
| ENVSC-1201P | Fundamental of Ecology Practical | 1 |
| Year-2 | ||
| Semester I | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-2101 | Chemistry of the Environment | 2 |
| ENVSC-2101P | Chemistry of the Environment Practical | 1 |
| Semester II | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-4209 | Environmental Profile of Pakistan | 3 |
The year 2021 marked the appointment of Pakistan as the member of Global Commission on Status of Women (CSW). The 66th session of the Global Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held in March in New York. The theme for 2022 focused on "Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies, and programmes".
To make 2022 a year of female workforce employees, the government launched the National Gender Policy Framework on Women Day in March 2022. The framework was launched to improve the living conditions for women and to achieve a gender responsive society that provides equal opportunities to men and women in every field.
Through Punjab Women Development Policy (2018) the Government of the Punjab is firmly committed to undertake requisite mitigation and adaptation measures for ameliorating and minimizing the adverse impacts of climate change. The Government of Pakistan is committed to the attainment of SDGs addressing environmental sustainability. In order to achieve these objectives, the Provincial Government is pursuing targeted interventions through several departments including the Environment Protection Department, Forestry, Agriculture and Housing Urban Development & Public Health Engineering (HUD & PHE) departments. The provincial Government is fully cognizant of the fact that vulnerable groups of society, including women, are more susceptible to adverse impacts of climate change, particularly through the erosion of livelihood opportunities for communities residing in marginal ecosystems . It is for this reason that the provincial development portfolio aims to protect vulnerable sections of society against the negative impacts of climate change-induced degradation and disasters .
Policy Strategies:
i. Stock take and gender audit of provincial climate change and natural resources management policies and strategies to identify policy and implementation gaps for enhancing participation and benefit sharing for women (Environment Department, Forestry & Wildlife Department, Women Development Department) .
ii. Undertake and institutionalize knowledge development and research for collecting gender disaggregated data and gender profiling to inform planning and development processes. This will facilitate the design and implementation of interventions of climate change resilience for vulnerable sections of society including women (P&D Department, Environment Department, Forestry and Wildlife Department, Women Development Department, Punjab Commission on Status of Women) .
iii. Capacity building of government organizations, civil society, NGOs and media for ensuring gender mainstreaming across all provincial level climate change policies, programs and interventions(Environment Department, P&D Department, Women Development Department).
iv. Ensure National Climate Change Policies and reporting systems fully incorporate and cater to gender concerns in Punjab with reference to international climate change related treaties and protocols to which Pakistan is a signatory (Environment Department, P&D Department, Women Development Department) .
v. Ensure maximum participation of vulnerable communities without gender discrimination for equitable benefit sharing from sustainable development and natural resource management interventions and opportunities(P&D Department, Women Development Department).
vi. Enhancing equitable resilience of women and men living in vulnerable ecosystems against climate change-induced disasters through employment of gender responsive disaster risk reduction and resilience mechanisms(Provincial Disaster Management Authority, P&D Department, Women Development Department) .
| Government Sector | Private Sector/NGOs | INGOs | International organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Climate Change | SDPI | WWF | Asian Development Bank |
| Pakistan Environment Protection Agency | Hashoo Foundation | UNEP, UNDP, UN WOMEN | USAID |
| Planning Commission | International Rescue Committee, Islamabad | IUCN | UNESCO |
| NDMA | Aurat Foundation | Global Gender & Climate Alliance | Oxfam International |
| SUPARCO | Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change | LEAD Pakistan | PathFinder International |
| GCISC(Global Change Impact STUDY Pakistan) | Action Aid
Al-Khair Foundation |
Conservation International,
Fauna & Flora Int. |
Aga Khan Foundation |
| Pakistan Forest Research Institute | Asian Human Rights Development Organization | CARE International, Pakistan | Environmental Defense |
The Earth's climate is changing, and failure to limit warming below 2°C could make the changes in the climate system irreversible and characterized by cataclysmic consequences. The adverse impacts of climate change continue to overly burden the poorest and the most vulnerable impoverished women. Despite growing recognition of the differential vulnerabilities, unique experiences and skills, women and men bring to the development and environmental sustainability efforts. Women still have less economic, political, and legal clout, they are more exposed and are hence less able to cope with the adverse effects of the changing climate. On the other hand, women are powerful agents of change and continue to make increasing and significant contributions to sustainable development, despite existing structural and socio-cultural barriers. As the global community transitions to the implementation phase of the post-2015 development agenda, it is imperative that gender equality and women's empowerment continue to influence, shape, and drive the collective climate and human development effort.
Most climate change problems are global, whose solutions will require international cooperation. Most of them are complex problems whose solutions will require people to grasp the big picture, appreciate and deal with complex problems, and support strategies with long-term impacts. Unfortunately, we do not have many of these kinds of people, and there is a dire need to start academic programs specific to climate change.
The year 2015 marked a number of pivotal achievements for gender and sustainable development. An ambitious agenda to guide development action for the next 15 years was launched through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), putting a much-needed spotlight on poverty, inequality, and violence against women as key challenges of the 21st century. The 2015 Paris Agreement also calls for gender equality, women's empowerment, and its provisions on adaptation and capacity-building efforts urge member states to adopt gender-responsive approaches. Further, many Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as part of the implementation regime of the Paris Agreement reflect gender priorities in their pledges for climate action.
Climate change is perhaps the greatest threat to sustainable development. Climate change impacts men and women differently due to their gender-differentiated relative powers, roles, and responsibilities at the household and community levels. Climate change study is a decision-making science that has emerged due to multiple sectors affecting every array of life. Therefore, its scope is broad as inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary field of knowledge.
The aim of the undergraduate degree program in the discipline of Gender and Climate Change is to develop human resources equipped with the knowledge to support decisions, skills needed to mitigate impacts of climate change or adapt and adopt necessary measures and attitudes to contribute to the development of sustainable lifestyle in the society, and to develop a green economy.
a. Teaching Objectives
The teaching objectives of the degree program are to:
b. Learning Objectives
The degree program is expected to equip the graduates with an ability to understand the linkages between various socio-economic and bio-physical components of climate change and its relation with gender:
· demonstration of capabilities to understand the natural and socio-economic processes driving climate change,
· learning of scientific and technical expertise to solve global problems by introducing gender centered interventions , and
· development of interactions with stakeholders, managers, and policy makers in addressing these complex issues.
F.Sc Pre-Medical/Pre-Engineering, ICS (12 years of education)/ A Levels with science stream subjects like Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science etc.
Degree Name: BS Gender and Climate Change
Duration : 4 years
Total credit Hours : 135
Combination of Allied Subjects: (1) Geography & Psychology (2) Economics & Political Science
| Program Structure | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 years/8 semesters |
| Total Credit Hours | 135 |
| Coursework | 127 |
| Final Year Project/Thesis | 06 |
| Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester-I | ||
| GCC1101 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 3 |
| Semester-II | ||
| GCC1201 | Foundations of Environmental Discourse | 3 |
| Semester-III | ||
| GCC2101 | Feminist Theories and Movements | 3 |
| Semester-IV | ||
| GCC2201 | Gender and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| GCC2202 | Climatology | 3 |
| Semester-V | ||
| GCC3101 | Principles of Climate Change | 3 |
| GCC3102 | Gender, Enterprise and Organizations | 3 |
| GCC3103 | Gender, Environmental Ethics and Climate Justice | 3 |
| GCC3104 | Gender and Socio-cultural Issues | 3 |
| GCC3105 | Climate Resilience in Socio-ecological systems | 3 |
| Semester-VI | ||
| GCC3201 | Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | 3 |
| GCC3202 | Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods | 3 |
| GCC3203 | Gender and Social Casework | 3+1 |
| GCC3204 | Gender Responsive Water and Sanitation Hygiene and Climate Change | 3+1 |
| GCC3205 | Gender and Transition in Climate Governance | 3 |
| Semester-VII | ||
| GCC4101 | Research Methods in Gender Studies and Climate Change | 3+1 |
| GCC4102 | Gender Politics and Climate Diplomacy | 3 |
| ELEC I | 3 | |
| ELEC II | 3 | |
| Semester-VIII | ||
| GCC4201 | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Natural Resources | 3 |
| GCC4202 | Data Analysis in Gender and Climate Change | 3+1 |
| ELEC I | 3 | |
| ELEC II | 3 | |
| Semester VII/VIII | ||
| GCC | Final Year Project | 6 |
| Semester IV onwards | ||
| GCC | Two months summer internship (after semester IV) with Gender and Climate related public and private organizations | 2 |
| List of Elective Courses | ||
| GCC4103 | Gender and Climate Change induced Migration | 3 |
| GCC4104 | Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Management | 3 |
| GCC4105 | Gender in Religious Perspective | 3 |
| GCC4106 | Climate Change Business and Management | 3 |
| GCC4203 | Children and Climate Change | 3 |
| GCC4204 | Gender, Health and Climate Change | 3 |
| GCC4205 | Climate Change Entrepreneurial Skills | 3 |
| GCC4206 | Gender and Climate Change Education | 3 |
| Year-1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester I & II ( Students will take 4 courses per semester i.e. 12 credit hours) | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-7102 | Stress Physiology | 3 |
| ENVSC-7104 | Wastewater Management (Treatment & Reuse) | 3 |
| ENVSC-7105 | Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| ENVSC-7106 | Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| ENVSC-7107 | Research Methods in Environmental Science | 3 |
| ENVSC-7108 | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | 3 |
| ENVSC-7109 | Strategic Environmental Assessment | 3 |
| ENVSC-7110 | Environmental Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| ENVSC-7123 | Environmental Auditing | 3 |
| ENVSC-7127 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | 3 |
| ENVSC-7130 | Alternative Energy Sources | 3 |
| ENVSC-7130 | Principals and Applications of Bioremediation | 3 |
| ENVSC-7139 | Laboratory Management Practices | 3 |
| ENVSC-7144 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 |
| ENVSC-7209 | Eco Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Year-2 | ||
| Semester III & IV | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENVSC-7499 | Thesis | 12 |
The PhD candidates shall cover 18 credit hours course work in their year 1 i.e. prior to the start of their dissertation-thesis work.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVSC-8101 | Climate Change & Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| ENVSC-8102 | Sustainability Science | 3 |
| ENVSC-8103 | Wastewater Engineering | 3 |
| ENVSC-8104 | Aquaculture Practices and Management | 3 |
| ENVSC-8105 | Sustainable Development & Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENVSC-8106 | Public Health & Environment | 3 |
| ENVSC-8107 | Synopsis and Academic Writing | 3 |
| ENVSC-8108 | Governance for Sustainable Development | 3 |
| ENVSC-8109 | Urban Ecology & Ecosystem Health | 3 |
| ENVSC-8114 | Wetlands Management | 3 |
| ENVSC-8115 | Environmental Policy Evaluation | 3 |
| ENVSC-8116 | Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| ENVSC-8117 | Evaluation and Assessment of Conservation Areas | 3 |
| ENVSC-8118 | Culture and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| ENVSC-8119 | Green Marketing Management | 3 |
