Public Lecture:  Environmental Performance and SDGs: How Do Income Disparity, Urbanization, Resources Consumption, and Female Employers Affect the Ecological Footprint in Emerging Economies?

Date: 22 May 2025, Time: 16:00
Format:  Hybrid 
Lecturer: Dr. Shah Zaman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Registration link: here
Language: English 

Zoom webinar link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88289112037
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Description

Climate change presents a grave threat to the delicate balance of our planet and the future of humanity. Its cascading consequences, including biodiversity loss, extreme weather events, and food insecurity, directly impede the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). There are various socioeconomic factors that affect the environmental performance. This study investigated the relationship between income disparity, urbanization, resource consumption, female employers, and ecological footprint in emerging economies and address the following research questions: (i) What is the relationship between income disparity and environmental degradation? (ii) How does rapid urbanization influence energy consumption patterns and environmental quality? and (iii) What is the link between female employers' rates and environmental outcomes? Based on the findings, the study proposes policy recommendations and practical takeaways to tackle environmental degradation challenges in emerging economies and contribute to the United Nations SDGs.

BIO

Dr. Shah Zaman earned his PhD in Management from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, where his research primarily focused on Climate Change Mitigation Policy and Planning and Energy-Environmental Economics. He has published several research articles in well-reputed, peer-reviewed journals like Sustainable Development, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and others. His research work has impacted to multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goals: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17. He has contributed to several projects in China at the national, provincial, and organizational levels. Additionally, he serves as a regular reviewer for several well-reputed, top-tier, peer-reviewed journals.