Rural Aid implemented WASH project “Installation of 500 Shallow Hand Pumps for Vulnerable Communities in District Multan and ensured the easy and sustainable access of 32,994 vulnerable community members (including women, men, children, PWDs and transgenders) to safe drinking water according to SPHERE standards.
IUCN in Collaboration with P&D Board launches Pakistan’s first Climate Change Gender Action Plan in Punjab
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with the Planning and Development Board, Government of Punjab launched Pakistan’s first ever Climate Change Gender Action Plan in Punjab. They launched an interactive Framework for Action called the Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) that illustrates the opportunity for multi-stakeholders and Climate and Gender champions to regain momentum on climate change and Gender, make the necessary pivot from negotiations to implementation in order to make the massive transformation that must take place throughout all sectors of society to address the climate emergency.
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Wheat seed distribution by Taraqee Foundation
Murree Kahuta Kotli Sattian, National Park Management Plan validated by the stakeholders
A one-day workshop on MKKS National Parks management plan validation was held at the Pearl Continental hotel in Bhurban, Murree, as part of the KAROT, Biodiversity Management Plan Implementation Project.
Mr. Asim Jamal from IUCN Pakistan welcomed the attendees and provided an update on the development of the National Park Management Plan. Dr. Z. B. Mirza presented a critical review of the draught management plan and identified areas for improvement in the management plan. Continue reading “Murree Kahuta Kotli Sattian, National Park Management Plan validated by the stakeholders”