Sherry Rehman, the federal minister for climate change, said that $77.8 million would be allocated to the climate-resilient initiative Recharge Pakistan. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) for integrated flood risk management is the focus of a project funded by the Global Climate Fund (GCF), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the government of Pakistan.
The minister hailed the decision as “Good news for Pakistan” in a tweet. She predicted that the project’s rollout would take seven years. She estimated that the project’s co-financing would be roughly $11.8 million, with GCS proving $66 million.
The project will help preserve the climate
“This adaptation project aims to initiate ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) interventions that will store flood water in wetlands, floodplains, and depressions (green infrastructure) at several priority sites, build community resilience at these sites, and enable the Government of Pakistan, including all lead provinces and stakeholders to implement & replicate such nature-based solutions for environment resilience,” she wrote.
Climate change is making already devastating floods and droughts along the Indus River, a vital lifeline for Pakistan, much worse. Pakistan uses inefficient and expensive flood and water management measures. Through efficient ecosystem-based adaptation, this project will help Pakistan improve its climate resilience and water security.
Recharge Pakistan plans to manage wetlands, floodplains, and hill-torrents to boost water storage and recharge, encourage environment-adapted community-based natural resource management and livelihoods, and generate a paradigm change to scale up this strategy.
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