Pakistan
The Resilience Imperative: Climate Change in South Asia
The blog post was first published on 3 November 2022 and retrieved from World Bank Blogs. View of stagnant water after low-level flood at Indus River while flood water entered riverside settlements, on August 22, 2022, in Sukkur, Pakistan. Photo: Asianet-Pakistan/Shutterstock In July, I became the new World Bank Vice President for the South Asia [...] Read More
The Right Track for Climate-resilient Road Infrastructure
Dr. Ing. Milad Zamanifar is Regional Resilient Transport Specialist at Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). He recently delivered an engaging presentation on the concept of resilience and linked it to the impacts of climate hazards on transport infrastructure. Watch the full presentation below: What is the cost of climate change to South Asiaโs transport sector? [...] Read More
Women and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
Photo courtesy of Syeda Hadika Jamshaid Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Climate Change Specialist at the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Pakistan, is also currently serving as the UNFCCC Gender Focal Person for Pakistan. She supports the MoCC in building climate resilient infrastructure, towards achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), localizing carbon market tools for sustainable development, and [...] Read More
Till the Very Last Drop: Reforming Water Policy Alignment in Pakistan
Photo by Shahbaz Hussain from Pexels Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approaches enable action by taking into consideration multiple options for enhancing water use efficiency, equal distribution among users, and environmental sustainability. Water resources management requires a more integrated approach, rather than a sectoral one. IWRM aims to: protect the interests of all upstream and [...] Read More
Crop Modeling: How it Can Support Climate-smart Agriculture Policies in Pakistan
Photo by Ahmad Anas/Shutterstock.com Climate change is impacting agricultural production in Pakistan, threatening the countryโs development given its high economic dependence on this sector. Specifically, changes in rainfall and temperatures combined with rising instances of flooding are reducing crop yields and reducing the number of goods going to market. Traditional farmers are particularly vulnerable to [...] Read More
A Story of Resilience: Women and Climate-smart Agriculture
Photo by Sana Zulfiqar ย We are getting homegrown vegetables and getting an additional income too. I never thought before to earn and save 3500 rupees every month! โ Rubina Abeneficiary of the Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP), Rubina was selected by the Village Disaster Management Committee to receive training on climate-smart agriculture tools and techniques [...] Read More
Promoting Integrated Climate Approaches in South Asia
Photo by Sohel Pravez Haque/ Shutterstock.com Divided by geographic boundaries, over 1.9 billion people living in South Asian countries share mountains, rivers, oceans, energy sources as well as weather and vulnerabilities associated with climate change. Therefore, cooperation across borders is critical to meeting the challenges unleashed by the vagaries of weather. The development gains in [...] Read More
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Cover photo: Salvacampillo / Shutterstock.com The disproportionate burden of climate variability on women is primarily due to persistent gender inequalities interconnected with climate risks and vulnerabilities. Gender disparity in terms of access to and control over resources like land, capital, information, innovation, technology, and decisions make women more vulnerable to climate change and susceptible to [...] Read More
Embedding Climate Adaptation in Policy, Planning and Finance
Photo by Lightspring/Shutterstock.com Climate change policies are crucial for countries to adapt and mitigate climate change impacts in order to protect and enhance the well-being of citizens. Policymakers have recognized the need to develop climate change policies for achieving resilience. It is evident that countries in South Asia have formulated climate change policies and put [...] Read More