Green Campus Project

Large public sector universities are like small cities with vast populations, areas, and complex operational activities. These activities have severe environmental implications; therefore, campus sustainability has become a severe issue of global concern for university administration and policymakers. An environmentally sustainable campus generates minimum environmental degradation while offering sustainable education and research services for the community.

At the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, we aim to become a sustainable and green higher educational institution that addresses, involves, and promotes minimizing the negative environmental impact on a regional, national, and global level of teaching research outreach partnership. The environment is a mutual responsibility and fostering civic exchange to promote sustainable growth and development of communities is the only way forward—our commitment to stewardship to help society make the transition to sustainable lifestyles. The campus sustainability agenda of the Green Camps Project (GCP), IUB, ranges from energy and water conservation to green infrastructure, paper, and waste management, and curriculum revamp. GCP is a recurring project that was approved by the Syndicate of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur in January 2020.  

This Green Campus projection aims at developing an integrated approach towards addressing the environmental concerns for the university campus in line with the concept of a sustainable campus. This project addresses the following specific objectives: reduce energy, water, plastic, and paper per head use at the campus, initiatives for green infrastructure and sustainable transportation, reduce food wastage, promote a green health care system, increase research on sustainability, and course on sustainability and environment. 

The project also aims to promote environmental awareness through workshops, walks, seminars, and research conferences on sustainability and environmental issues at campuses. This program mainly focuses on changing the behavior and practices of using environmental resources. The combination of both technological up-gradation and improved practices of using environmental resources will make IUB a green and sustainable university; that is more efficient than traditional universities.

After maturing in this program, we will be able to export this environmental management product to other organizations in the country and of the globe as well. Moreover, Students and employees trained under a sustainability culture will multiply environmental values and therefore, contribute towards the goal of a sustainable society.