The development objective of the Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project for Pakistan is to improve livelihoods and essential services and enhance flood risk protection in selected communities affected by the 2022 floods. The project comprises of six components.
The Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project aims to rehabilitate critical infrastructure, provide short-term livelihood support, and strengthen Sindh’s capacity to manage climate change impacts and natural hazards. The project integrates Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), including wetland restoration, vegetative riverbank protection, and greening initiatives, into hybrid flood risk management strategies.
The Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Development Project aims to strengthen provincial capacity for water resources monitoring and management and improve community-based water management for targeted irrigation schemes in Balochistan. Key activities include watershed and rangeland management through conservation measures, tree planting, flood protection infrastructure, and the establishment of multi-agency river basin information systems for improved planning.
The project pilots new techniques including eco/ bio-engineering solutions for erosion stability such as the use of vegetation to protect embankments from scouring.
The project has been restructured to include nature-based solutions, which aligns with their NDC ambitions. They will use NBS relating to forests, conservation, and other to meet PDO. The work will be implemented by the National Disaster Risk Management Fund. It will also have community resilience component.
