US supports Recharge Pakistan Project

Diplomatic CircleUS supports Recharge Pakistan Project

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Recharge Pakistan, a project to enhance Pakistan’s resilience to climate change by improving water systems and investing in green infrastructure. 

The USAID contributed US$ 5 million in funding to support this project, and this week the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board approved an additional US$ 66 million in grant funding to support the project.

The Coca-Cola Foundation contributed US$ 5 million, and the World Wildlife Fund contributed US$ 1.8 million.

Overall, this US$ 77.8 million partnership is the largest-ever investment in an ecosystem-based approach to build Pakistan’s climate resilience.

“The US government considers the Recharge Pakistan Project a game changer for flood mitigation and the creation of economic opportunities in areas faced with recurring water insecurity.

Partnering with GCF, the Coca Cola Foundation, and World Wildlife Fund will help Pakistan tackle the negative impacts of climate change and align seamlessly with the US-Pakistan Green Alliance framework,” said the US Ambassador Donald Blome.

The government of Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change will collaborate with the Ministry of Water Resources’ Federal Flood Commission and implementing partners to reduce flood and drought risk in the Indus Basin; reduce emissions; and promote green policies, strengthen the policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional environment promoting green climate efforts.

The project also aims to improve employment opportunities and support bankable projects for climate-resilient businesses in the agriculture, forestry, water, and sanitation sectors to help reduce the vulnerability of people and ecosystems to the impacts of climate change following the devastating floods of 2022.

The project will be implemented in Dera Ismail Khan and Ramak districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Manchar in Sindh, and Chakkar Lehri in Balochistan.

The project is expected to benefit more than seven million people.

This project illustrates how a wide range of partners can come together in support of the US-Pakistan “Green Alliance” framework.

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