IUCN Pakistan, Sindh Programme Office

The Sindh Strategy for Sustainable Development (SSSD) proposes a 10-year sustainable development agenda for Sindh. Its purpose is to highlight the ecological, economic and social issues of the province and to provide recommendations and strategic actions to address them. The strategy promotes the sustainable use of natural resources to achieve the objectives of poverty alleviation and social development through the participation of the people of Sindh.

Land of the Indus depicts the variety of Sindh's natural environment and highlights its environmental problems such as desertification, water scarcity, degradation of forests, fisheries, cultural heritage and urban environment. The documentary is a useful resource for raising awareness on environmental issues of Sindh.

The documentary portrays linkages between environmental degradation and poverty in the Indus Delta. It attempts to document as to how environmental degradation caused by sea intrusion in the coastal and deltaic tracts of southern parts of Pakistan has been instrumental in impacting and destroying the livelihoods of the local population, thereby exacerbating their poverty.

Under the Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2001, the District Nazims are expected to provide the Vision for district wide development along with strategies as to how it could be achieved. This initiative is likely to ensure that good governance and sustainable development are part of the Local Government Plan.