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Clean Pakistan :. Embedded Thoughts for Generations .:
The increasing industrialization and fast growth does not only pose problems related to the allocation of resources and powers, but also severely challenges the natural environment. Environmental degradation such as contaminated water, sinking groundwater levels, unhealthy soils, and polluted air has become a harsh reality in many parts of Pakistan. Noteworthy, a damaged local environment hits the most vulnerable groups of society the hardest. Poor and marginalised people lack the resources needed to reduce the negative effects of a degraded environment. At the same time, they are usually directly dependent on their close natural environment for their daily survival. One result of a rapid urbanisation, a slowly reducing gap between urban and rural, changing consumption patterns, and a growing population is the problem of waste. Although the average Pakistani only generates around half a kilo of solid waste per day, the volume is huge. The quantity of solid waste generated by society is increasing, the composition of solid waste is becoming more and more diversified. At the same time, many households do not recycle their waste but instead tend to dispose it outside their homes or on the streets. Pakistan is undoubtedly a dynamic, diverse, and complex society. The caste system, although unofficially abandoned, is prevailing, and many groups remain poor, disadvantaged, and secluded from the economic and political scenes. Another obvious structural problem is related to gender; Pakistani women are, e.g. less in numbers, they have a poorer access to healthcare and education compared to men, they are not engaged in economic activities in the same extent as men, and they are underrepresented in democratic institutions. A damaged local environment will first hit the most vulnerable groups of society, those who lack the resources needed to reduce the negative effects of a degraded environment. In addition, people living under poor circumstances are also directly dependent on their close natural environment for their daily survival. Improper handling of solid waste and indiscriminate disposal in open spaces, road margins, tank beds, and etcetera, give rise to numerous potential risks to the environment and to wellbeing.
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