Environmental degradation is no longer a foreseen disaster. Its here and its effecting every individual on the planet and specifically the third world countries including Pakistan. Depleting water resources for agriculture, house hold and industry and the raging floods killing humans and destroying crops are the reality of the day. A huge task lies ahead of the society and the education institutions are among the first to take this responsibility head on. Environment protection is a global concern and scholars all over the world are busy formulating means to define a better end.

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology has always been aware of its social responsibility to contribute with research and awareness by knowledge sharing. The institute does not only envisage the modern and sound education to its students but also provides the platform for scholars and practitioners to propose policies for government and other stakeholders.

The second conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development “ESDev-2007” was organized by the Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad.  

Experts from academia, research institutions, and industries presented their work. Country Director, United Nations Development Program, Alvaro Rodriguez graced the occasion as the chief guest. Delegates from almost 30 countries shared their research findings pertaining to environmental issues. The review committee has accepted altogether 130 papers for the conference. Of these, nearly 100 were presented orally and the rest in the form of posters during the two day conference proceedings.

The recommendations of the conference will help formulate policies in conformity with the approach of the government to overcome the problems faced by our environment. 

ESDev 2007 was aimed at exploring the linkages between environment, sustainable development and society, and to find technological solutions for alternate energy and resource management. The conference focus is to support the UN Decade of Education for Sustainability, adopted for 2005-1015.

During two-day conference, presenters from Pakistan and abroad representing various countries like Iran, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, UK, Germany, USA, Nepal, Bangladesh and India delivered their talks on the aforementioned themes suggesting solutions to the real environmental issues.