ISLAMABAD, Sep 12 (Alliance News): Romina Khurshid Alam, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, emphasized the urgency of addressing Pakistan’s worsening climate crisis during a media briefing on the Recharge Pakistan project.
She highlighted the escalating threats of heat waves, floods, and dwindling freshwater resources and called for a reinvention of development models to enhance resilience.
The Recharge Pakistan project, a seven-year initiative, is supported by multiple organizations including the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, the Federal Flood Commission, the Green Climate Fund, USAID, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and WWF.
It aims to revolutionize flood and water management in the Indus Basin by implementing ecosystem-based adaptation and green infrastructure solutions.
Fawad Hayat, Senior Director of Recharge Pakistan at WWF-Pakistan, noted that the project seeks to restore wetlands and water channels, reducing flood extent by 50,800 hectares and capturing around 20 million cubic meters of water.
The project is expected to bolster community resilience, enhance food security, and create sustainable livelihoods for affected communities.
Lucas Black, Vice President of Climate Finance at WWF-US, praised the project as the largest climate adaptation initiative WWF has ever undertaken, set to benefit over 680,000 people across the Indus Basin.
The project is being executed in collaboration with government departments and local communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan provinces, focusing on key areas like DI Khan, Ramak, Manchar, and Chakkar Lehri Watersheds.
