Conferences (Updated: 01 January 2026)

Invited Lectures

• Discussant in a distinguished panel for a roundtable discussion on “Climate Resilient Development: Challenges and Way Forward” organized jointly by Comsats University Islamabad and Islamabad Policy Research Institute-IPRI on November 23, 2022.

• Organized and Moderated the 8th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC): Environmental Management towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the Changing Climate at AIT organized jointly by AIT, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia, and Gifu University, Japan on November 17, 2022.

• Invited lecture on "Planning and Management of Successful Agribusiness in Thailand" arranged by Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM), and Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology (FEBT), AIT, Thailand during the International Training and Exposure Visit to Thailand Application of innovative technologies for climate-smart agri- aquaculture production and consumption for government officers from Vietnam. October 30 – November 11, 2022.

• Panel talk to commemorate World Food Day 2022 on the topic “Agri-food supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic” organized jointly on October 19, 2022 by the Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources and SERD, AIT.

• Invited lecture on "Risk in agriculture and its management using insurance" arranged by AIT Extension during the International Training and Exposure Visit Program on Agricultural and Livestock Risk Mitigation Products for 18 officials from the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Government of Bangladesh. October 16 – 28, 2022.

• Invited lecture on "Planning and Management of Successful Agribusiness" arranged by the Yunus Center during the Professional Development Training and Study Visit Program on: Sustainable Development of Agriculture & Livestock Management for thirteen (13) senior officials from Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal and Asian Development Bank (ADB), Nepal Resident Missionfrom 29 August –02 September 2022.

• Invited lecture on the topic “Precision Agriculture for Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability” on the occasion of Colloquium on Pakistan’s Economy in 2047 organized by Faculty Development Academy of COMSATS University Islamabad on November 9, 2021.

• Seminar to commemorate the World Food Day 2021 on the topic “Precision Irrigation for Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability” organized on October 15, 2021 by Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

• Invited lecture on the topic “Irrigation Landscape of Pakistan: History, Challenges and Way Forward” at 4th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Green Development in Tropical Regions on 7-8 July 2021. Universitas Andalas, Indonesia

• Institute-Wide Seminar on the topic “Achievement of Sustainable Production from the Perspective of Sustainable Development Goals” on 12 July 2018. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

Session Chair

• Chaired Session AM1B: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics: Environmental and Ecological Economics in the International Conference on Applied Economics (ICAE) organized by Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, USA, on September 7, 2024. 

Keynote Speeches

• Delivered a Keynote on “Institutions to cope hydrological variability: cases from Pakistan” at Asia Region Biennial International Association Study of the Commons Meeting on “Redefining Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resource Management in Asia”, 13-16, July 2018, AIT, Thailand.

Conference Abstracts and Presentations

• Zulfiqar, F. 2022. Presented on the topic "Sustainable Water Governance" during the Development Research Conference (DevRes) 2022 (https://www.devres2022.org/) held on August 22-24, 2022, hosted by Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet. The conference theme was "Transforming Development Research for Sustainability". 

• Zulfiqar, F. 2019. Presented on the topic “A Paradigm shift from Food Security to Food and Nutritional Security” at the Conference on “Strategies for Agriculture led Rural Development”, October 9-10, 2019, at Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan organized by Lok Sanjh Foundation.

• Zulfiqar, F. 2019. Presented on the topic “Replicating Sustainability aspects of Chinese SEZ’s in Pakistan” at the International Conference on “Special Economic Zones in Pakistan: Applicability of the Chinese Model”, March 25, 2019, at COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, organized by China Study Center.

• Zulfiqar, F., A. Hussain. 2018. Food and nutrition security, and organic agriculture nexus: opportunities and challenges. Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Science (CCAPS) Conference. Hosted by PARC, ICIMOD, TERI, BCAS, IDRC, and DFID under the HiAWARE project. February 26-27, 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan. 

• Zulfiqar. F. 2014. Income inequality in rural Punjab: a district level analysis. UNU-WIDER Conference on ‘Inequality – measurement, trends, impacts, and policies’, Helsinki, September 5-6, 2014.

Conference Papers

• Zulfiqar, F., M. Zubair, R. Ullah. 2018. Climate-induced water scarcity and the effectiveness of community based water resource management. Asia Region Biennial IASC Meeting on “Redefining Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resource Management in Asia”. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. July 13-16, 2018.

• Zulfiqar, F., R. Ullah. 2017. Water commons and climate change: decentralization of irrigation water use policy in Pakistan. 2017 Commons Workshop, Enhancing Water Governance and Policy. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. October 14-15, 2017.

• Zulfiqar, F., S. Shahzad, M. Abid, R. Ullah. 2017. Managing water commons and the extent of their climate resilience in Punjab, Pakistan. ‘Practicing the commons: Self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’ of The International Association for the Study of the Commons. Utrecht, Netherlands. July 10-14, 2017.

• Ullah, R., F. Zulfiqar. 2017. Transboundary Water Issues between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Practicing the commons: Self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’ of The International Association for the Study of the Commons. Utrecht, Netherlands. July 10-14, 2017.

• Zulfiqar, F., G.B. Thapa. 2016. The effect of cotton management practices on water use efficiency and water security challenges in Pakistan. Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 29 November - 01 December 2016.

• Zulfiqar, F., G.B. Thapa. 2014. Environmental sustainability analysis of sub-national agriculture in Pakistan. Book of proceedings: Fifth International Scientific Agricultural Symposium “Agrosym 2014”, Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 23-26, 2014. The University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture. Pp. 822-828.

Conferences Participated

• 2nd Regional Knowledge Forum on Drought and Climate Services for Food Security and Agricultural Decision Making in South and Southeast Asia. August 16-17, 2022 (Zoom). Organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Thailand and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal.

• 2nd Circular Technology Foresight Workshop, July 26, 2022. Organized by APEC Center of Technology Foresight (APEC-CTF) Thailand.

• Conference on “Strategies for Agriculture led Rural Development”, October 9-10, 2019, at Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan organized by Lok Sanjh Foundation.

• International Conference on “Special Economic Zones in Pakistan: Applicability of the Chinese Model”, March 25, 2019, at COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan organized by China Study Center.

• Asia Region Biennial IASC Meeting on “Redefining Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resource Management in Asia”. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. July 13-16, 2018.

• Organized by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Chiang Mai University (CMU), Thailand. Ostrom Center for the Advanced Study in Natural Resource Governance (OCeAN). The International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC).

• Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Science (CCAPS) Conference. Hosted by PARC, ICIMOD, TERI, BCAS, IDRC, and DFID under the HiAWARE project. February 26-27, 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan.

• 2017 Commons Workshop, Enhancing Water Governance and Policy. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. October 14-15, 2017.

• XVI Biennial Conference, ‘Practicing the commons: Self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’ of The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC). Utrecht, Netherlands. July 10-14, 2017.

• Regional Forum on Climate Change (RFCC) – Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Societies: Bridging Science, Practice, and Policy. July 1-3, 2015 at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

• UNU-WIDER Conference on ‘Inequality – measurement, trends, impacts, and policies’, Helsinki, September 5-6, 2014.