Mandate / Aims for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
1. Coordination with relevant department and civil society organizations 2. Awareness Rising campaign 3. Disaster Preparedness, response and rehabilitation
Location of activity
Balochistan
Current Projects contributing to Climate Change
1. Drought Contingency Planning, 2. Road Map on DRM in Balochistan 3. Climate Change Policy framework analysis with Islamic Relief, capacity building on DRM
Contact Person
Mr. Faisal Naseem Deputy Director Planning (092)-81-9241125 faisalnaseemk@yahoo.com Mr. Naveed Ahmed (Assistant Director) 0331-8008097
This Climate and Development Outlook Pakistan Special Edition highlights CDKN’s programme in the country and features:
1.1.How CDKN’s work with partners towards developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for Sialkot City, Pakistan’s manufacturing hub, got local businesses on board – and what we learned from the process 1.2. A disaster risk insurance framework for Pakistan that could help the poorest households to have a safety net against climate-related losses 1.3. A low-carbon pathway for Pakistan’s development future: experts have provided the Government of Pakistan with options.
Mandate / Aims for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
Environment (Climate Change)
Sustainable Livelihoods
Resilient Development Programme
Gender
Energy
Governance
Location of activity at Provincial Level
National
Location of activity at District Level
Muzaffargarh and Rahim Yar Khan
Peshawar IDI Urban
Sindh Karachi IDI &KI & FGD Urban
Current Projects contributing to Climate Change
1. Feasibility Study for R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in Pakistan
Situation Analysis of Risk Management Practices (This feasibility study, in order to guide WFP’s R4 programme, aims to provide the situation analysis of current practices of farmers for risk management. Also, the analysis extends to farmers’ perceptions regarding available strategies of risk management. The inquest also involves identifying the barriers to risk management. Broadly, the analysis guides WFP’s interventions for improving resilience of rural farming households through using Social Safety Nets in Punjab, Pakistan)
2. Combating Heat Stress in South Asia – A Cross-CARIAA effort
(This cross-consortia synergies project aims to bring together current CARIAA research approaches into heat and heat stress in South Asia. Introducing the quantitative measurement approach developed for the urban HI-AWARE sites to the rural ASSAR sites, the study aims to analyze the exposure to heat stress and the suitability of various adaptive measures in rural India. This will be linked to SDPI and WOTR’s insights derived from participatory research aimed at better understanding of the underlying drivers and barriers behind coping mechanisms and (mal) adaptation)
3. Country Table Activities for Research-Policy Engagement and Research
Country Table Activities for Research-Policy Engagement and Research into Use Across PRISE and Hi-AWARE Consortia in Pakistan (Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies (PRISE), and Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience Research (HI-AWARE) consortia in Pakistan are carrying out an extensive research to advance theoretical and practical knowledge of climate resilience and adaptation in the mountains and semi-arid areas of Indus plain. These research programs will enhance demand-driven research to understand the impact of climate change on economic development, to increase the climate resilience and adaptive capacities of the most vulnerable and to influence policy and practice that will improve their livelihoods)
Mandate / Aims for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
Conservation strategy
Awareness about climate change
Water run-off control practices
Conservation Education
Location of activity at Provincial Level
AJK and all Province of Pakistan
Location of activity at District Level
National
Current Projects contributing to Climate Change
1. Natural resource-based conservation management and community livelihood
Possible role of mangroves in curbing sea intrusion in the Indus Delta (Indus Delta (Sub Division Ketibunder and Karochann, Thatta District)
2. Karachi Conservation – A Business and Biodiversity Platform
Launched on December 2017, Karachi Conservation is a national initiative driven jointly by IUCN, PQA and the private sector with the objective of promoting biodiversity and environmental conservation in Karachi in general and Port Qasim Area in particular.
3. Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy (PCASE)
Location: National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
4. Water governance project in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATAs): Environment Cell
Location: FATA Agencies and Frontier Regions (FR) of Pakistan
Mandate / Aims for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
Emergency
Education
Livelihood
WASH
DRR, School safety and CCA
Location of activity at Provincial Level
AJK and all Province of Pakistan
Location of activity at District Level
Chakwal, Vehari, Rajanpur, Layyah, Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, and Muzaffargarh in Punjab; Chitral, Mardan, Peshawar and Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Thatta, Ghotki, Saanghar, Badin, and Khairpur in Sindh; Islamabad Federal area, 5 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Neelum valley in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Current Projects contributing to Climate Change
1. SP2 ADB funded project in 5 districts of Pakistan
To improve the resilience of cities to disasters and climate change, including floods Plan International in Pakistan initiated its work on climate change under the Urban Climate Change trust fund. This project is being supported by Resilience with the financial support of Asian Development Bank. Under the project five cities Sahiwal and Sialkot) in Punjab and Peshawar, Abbottabad and Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are being supported to integrate climate change into city planning, project development and implementation and knowledge sharing and capacity building to reduce the risk of increasing urbanization and climate change on urban populations, particularly the poor. Plan international in Pakistan is extending its technical support to city governments and URF. This project focus is more on coordination rather than actual service delivery.
2. School safety programme
Conduct of Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) in all schools .
Development/assembling of materials on school safety and school based DRR including curriculum enrichment at school level.
Training of teachers and non-teaching staff on first aid and disaster risk reduction including psycho-social care.
Promote mutual learning and advocacy on school safety.
Advocacy seminars at districts, provincial and national.
3. Livelihood projects
3Plan International have been actively working in 13 Districts with support of our major donors; Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Plan Canada, Department of Livestock & Fisheries- Assisted By World Bank, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Government of Netherland. National level implementing partners include National Rural Support Program (NRSP), Empowerment Through Creative Integration (ECI), Lead Foundation, Institute of Rural Management (IRM), Bedari, Sarban and Department of Livestock & Fisheries, Government of Sindh. Plan International, Pakistan is also working with an international consortium partner Arch Novo to jointly implement a food security project.
