We are committed to utilizing evidence-based approaches to advance policy advocacy, aiming for a long-lasting, sustainable impact on the future. This humble initiative, powered by a diverse team, has worked on the ground and generated knowledge across various subjects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By collaborating with communities and other institutions to promote sustainability initiatives, our objective is to foster a shared commitment to sustainability.

J&K Assembly Elections: The Impact and Importance of Election Manifestos
912 635 Semran Parvaiz

As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for its Legislative Assembly elections, manifestos are set to play a pivotal role. These elections, to be held in three phases from September 18…

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Climate-Induced Displacement: A Comprehensive Overview
1024 538 Neha Aggarwal

These days, the term ‘environmental refugees’ frequently appears in global environmental summits, conventions, and discussions. It highlights the vulnerability of certain groups, emphasizing their loss of land, livelihoods, and the…

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Bringing Pastoralists into Focus: The First-Ever Pastoral Livestock Census in India
640 357 Smruti Smita Mohapatra

Introduction The Livestock Census is the main data source for properly planning and formulating Livestock Welfare Programmes. This brings further improvements to India’s animal husbandry sector. The Livestock Census usually…

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From Production to Pollution: The Escalating Global Plastic Waste Crisis
1024 576 Zahoor Ahmad Dar

Pollution from plastics has become a serious global crisis, posing an unprecedented threat to marine life, human health, and the environment. While plastics serve numerous purposes, their indiscriminate use and…

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Always under the spotlight for the politics concerning this region, the vital human geography of Kashmir has never really got the kind of primacy it deserves. While a lot has been written in praise of its scenic splendour, not much focus is accorded to the elements responsible for its natural magnificence – its climate, the geography, and its interactions with the people, and vice versa.
This is perhaps why this place has not attracted the kind of scholarship it should ideally have given its geological past – of being a place desiccated from water – of an ancient lake called Sati-Sara, or having been part of the Tethys Ocean.
Even in global concerns vis-à-vis climate change, Kashmir rarely finds a mention. This is despite this region being situated within the world’s highest mountain range— the Himalayas, which are vital to the global climate, and dictate & determine the human geography & political economy of billions not only in the Indian subcontinent but the entire South Asia.
With all these observations, fears & doubts in mind, JK Policy Institute’s work is focused on SUSTAINABILITY and other matters concerning the human geography of the region.