Building Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Areas of Pakistan

  • Pakistan
  • South Asia

ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012

SCALE:

  • Countrywide

TARGET AREA:

  • Rural and Urban

BEST PRACTICE IN:

  • Capacity Building
  • Project Implementation
  • Research and Development

KEY SECTOR:

  • Water Resources Management

FUNDING AMOUNT:

  • USD 1,000,001 - USD 5,000,000

Description of Intervention

• Adaptation and capability building among communities residing in the vulnerable coastal zones;
• River-basin management and integrated management of water resources;
• More robust governance mechanisms that address climate variability and change related impacts; and
• Scientific and research-based studies on the field for the development of action plan.

Problems to be Addressed

Lack of capacity on adapting to climate change impacts in coastal areas.

Aims

Capacity building to adapt to climate change impacts in coastal areas.

Objectives

To increase government and community climate adaptation capacity and strengthen water governance by 2015. It also aims at improving climate resilience of the Indus Delta ecosystem that supports coastal communities.

How it fits into the EbA concept

The project intends to integrate the adaptation into different policies for each sector – environment, fisheries, water, local government, development, a climate change adaptation plan will be made which will be added to governments planning documents.

Relevant Publications

The Express Tribune. Climate-resilient ecosystems: WWF-P launches project to help the govt and the country’s fishing population : http://tribune.com.pk/story/188852/climate-resilient-ecosystems-wwf-p-launches-project-to-help-the-govt-and-the-countrys-fishing-population