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.
Understanding the rise in fire incidents in Jammu and Kashmir
https://www.jkpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Fire-incidents-1-1024x1024.png 1024 1024 Arka Chakraborty Arka Chakraborty https://www.jkpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/11.pngIn the first three months of the current year, there were no less than 146 fire incidents in the summer capital Srinagar, causing damage to property worth 2.5 billion rupees…
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Death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone: Why public commemorations in Kashmir are just focused on who are dead, not their killers?
https://www.jkpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Death-anniversaries-of-Mirwaiz-Farooq-and-Abdul-Gani-Lone.jpg 600 400 Javaid Trali Javaid Trali https://www.jkpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Javed-Trali.pngLest we forget… it was on May 21, 1990, when Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq — the then Mirwaiz of Kashmir, and father of incumbent Mirwaiz (Umar Farooq) —was assassinated at…
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How and why ‘climate change’ has become a ‘national security’ issue of great significance
https://www.jkpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Climate-Change-and-National-Secuirty-1024x719.jpg 1024 719 Yashi Singh Yashi Singh https://www.jkpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/yashi-singh.png“The world you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature…these are not good stories.” – Jack Dangermond…
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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.