Urban Development and Environmental Research Center
(UDERC)
Sakano Lab
Tokyo Institute of
Technology
Morishita Lab:
Aichi Gakuin University
Research Group
Dr. Takeshi Komai
Institute of Geo-Resources&
Environment (GREEN),
National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and
Technology (AIST)
Tsukuba, Japan
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of World Health Organizations
to produce environmental and
health literature in Urdu
Environmental Science
Department,
Lahore College for Women
University (LCWU)) Pakistan
Department of Research
and Evaluation, University
of the Punjab, Lahore ( In
progress)
Collaborating
Organizations
ADI Inc. (Canada)  is our strategic
partner to solve the problem of
arsenic-contamination in Pakistan
International Society
of City and Regional
Planners (ISoCaRP)
UDERC was established
by Dr. M. Atiq ur Rahman
(JSPS Postdoctoral
Research Fellow) to
extend the benefits of his
research to local
communities at
grassroots level in
Pakistan.
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SANYO (Gulf) and Global
Village Energy Partnership
(GVEP) for the Promotion of
Solar Technology in Pakistan.
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  1. Leather tanning industry in Kasur and  Environmental Pollution (EPD
    Bulletin Vol 7, No.1, Oct-Dec 1997)
  2. Newsletter of UDERC (Issue: June 2006; Vol:2)
  3. Kasur Nama: (Issue 5, Date June 07, 2006)
  4. Multan Nama: (Date June 07, 2006)
  5. The First Tree (Picture Book story by Dr. Shinji Tajima, ICLC-Tokyo)
  6. Proceedings of the international workshop on "Health Assessment and
    Risk Mitigation of Arsenic Contamination in Rural Areas through
    Community Participation" held at Lahore College for Women University
    (LCWU), Lahore, Pakistan [April 5-6, 2006]
  7. Media Coverage of the above workshop on Arsenic held at LCWU (April 5-
    6, 2006)
  8. Water Quality Report about Arsenic in Multan (Nishtar Hospital and other
    prominent locations in the city.
  9. Kasur: Minamata of Pakistan (Japanese language/ pdf file)
  10. Media coverage (news clips) about the Arsenic and Fluoride Problems in
    Chahklalanwala Village, Kasur District (June-August 20000 Part I)
  11. Media coverage (news clips) about the Arsenic and Fluoride Problems in
    Chahklalanwala Village, Kasur District (June-August 20000 Part II)
  12. Arsenic: A Growing Threat in Pakistan Proceedings of the International
    Seminar held at Lahore College University for Women (LCWU). (22
    September 2005)
  13. Coverage of "Seminar on Arsenic" in News Media (23 Septmeber 2005)
  14. Kasur: The Minamata of Pakistan (Japanese Language)
  15. Research Report on the Health Impact Assessment of Leather Tanning
    Industries in Kasur, Pakistan (1997)     (Contact Us)
  16. List of Public and Private Medical Facilities in Kasur City (Location and
    Phone Numbers of private clinics and Medical Doctors working in Kasur)
  17. Drinking water Quality Report about Kasur. Issued by the Environmental
    Protection Department (EPD), 1997
  18. Bangla Kamboh A Village of Kasur: NCS Bulletin January 1994, Vol. 6,
    Issue 1
  19. A Plant in Plight: Report on Treatment Plant Kasur (1994) NCS Bulletin
    January 1994, Vol 6, Issue 1
  20. Kasur Profile: 1994 NCS Bulletin January 1994, Vol 6, Issue 1
  21. Short Description of the Treatment Plant Project in Kasur
  22. An overview of common diseases resulting from environmental pollution in
    Kasur
  23. What is Kasur Tanneries Pollution Control Project (KTPCP) and
    Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kasur?
  24. Evaluation of the Efficiency of Kasur Treatment Plant: Report on the state
    of industrial waste before and after treatment (2005) (Contact Us)
  25. Administrative Set-up and State of Solid Waste Management  in Municipal
    Committee Kasur (1997)
  26. Civil Society Network in Kasur established by (Late) Malik Meraj Khalid, the
    former Prime Minister of Pakistan
  27. List of Elected Members of Kasur City during the Local Government
    Elections (2000)
  28. KASUR BULLETIN 2001
  29. Extracting Fats from Waste in Kasur (Article by Mr. Babar Dogar, in Daily
    News, Pakistan, 30-03-2003)
  30. The Poisoning of Minamata (Japan) by Douglus Allchin
  31. Chahklalanwala Village: The MINAMATA of Pakistan (Contact Us)
  32. Water Quality Report: Kasur City (Year 2000)
  33. Water Quality Report: Kasur City (Year  2005)
  34. Water Quality Report: Hudiara Village (Year 2005)
  35. Water Quality Report: Lahore City (2005)
  36. Water Quality Report: Chahklalanwala Village (2005)
  37. State of Industrial Wastewater in Hudiara Drain (2005)
  38. Strengthening Civil Society Organizations for environmental self-
    governance in Kasur (Proceedings of international workshop)
  39. Establishing Civil Society Network (CSN) in villages affected by Hudiara
    Drain in Lahore District, Pakistan.
  40. Disease Pattern and causes of Death in Kasur City
  41. Proceedings of International GIS Workshop held at National University of
    Sciences and Technology (NUST) in 1998 [by Pakistan Society of
    Geographic Information Systems)
  42. Proceeding of International GIS Conference (March 1999) held in Pakistan
    (Organized by Pakistan Society of Geographic Information Systems
    (PSGIS)
  43. GIS in New Millennium, International Conference organized by PSGIS (April
    2000)
  44. 3rd International GIS Conference and GIS Training Workshop organized
    by PSGIS (March 26-28, 2001)

Water Quality Reports by Pakistan Council of Research in Water
Resources (PCRWR), Government of Pakistan

  1. Arsenic in groundwater in different cities of Pakistan
  2. Quality of Bottled Water in Pakistan (55% branded bottles were found
    contaminated with bacteria, Arsenic and Fluorides)   
  3. Drinking Water Quality Standards of Pakistan



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