Delegation of NDRMF Called On Provincial Minister EPD Assures Grant for Projects of Climate Change

01/01/20

A delegation of NDRMF headed by chief of staff Mohyuddin Wani called on provincial minister EPD M.Rizwan at office of EPD on Wednesday. Wani briefed to the minister that the federal government has funds as grant through finance to eligible implementing partners both from public and private sectors. He said that it was the first concrete step towards making Pakistan resilient against natural disasters and climate change impacts. He further briefed that the government would make available additional resources to strengthen the fund’s operations to comply with international commitments and ensure that it carried out its activities in an efficient, transparent and coordinated manner. CEO of the NDRMF (r) Lt Gen Nadeem explained to the minister that the federal government had been working with a number of development partners to identify opportunities and mechanism to enhance financial management of disaster risk, resulting in establishment of multi-donor NDRMF. The fund will also provide support in reducing the socio-economic and fiscal vulnerability of the country and its population due to natural hazards and climate change. It will finance up to 70 per cent costs of eligible projects to enhance Pakistan’s resilience to extreme weather events and other natural hazards. The minister appreciated the offer of NDRMF and said that hopefully with the support of financing, issues of capacity building and labs could be resolved. He directed to secretary EPD to make list of those projects, which can change environment into suitable atmosphere and arrange a detailed meeting with representatives of NDRMF to move forward PC one of related projects according SOPs. On the occasion Secretary EPD, DG EPA, Director EPD and other concern officers were present.