Syed Ali Raza Abidi

Syed Ali Raza Abidi is a Member Executive Committee of the Constructors Association of Pakistan (CAP) and President of KCA.

EC Member, Construction Association of Pakistan

Managing Director, M/s. Friends Construction Syndicate (Pvt.) Ltd, Karachi

Construction and development professional. Having vast experience in construction field.

Business Opportunities Seminar for projects funded by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank - Karachi

ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures.

Fatima Javaid

Fatima Javaid is the Joint Director for Infrastructure, Housing and SME Finance Department of the State Bank of Pakistan. Joining the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in October 2005, Ms. Fatima Javaid has a central banking experience of over 16 years. She has vast experience of working in policy, regulations refinance schemes and promotion and development of SME sector and Islamic banking. She is currently working on SME policy and regulations related assignments.

The Opportunities and Challenges for Climate Mitigation Actions (NDCs and NAMAs)- The Case of Pakistan

Pakistan is a developing country, despite low emissions, it is ranked fifth when it comes to being affected by the impacts of climate change. During the period 1994-2013, the extreme climate events caused an economic loss of 4 billion USD. Pakistan having ratified Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement is working to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals set by the two. Currently, there are eight Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) that have been submitted by Pakistan of which six are still seeking support for implementation.