Restoring Social Service and Climate Resilient
Theme-IV: Disaster Risk Reduction for Building Resilience among Local Communities (DRR)
Geographical Coverage : 2 UC of District Dera Ghazi Khan & 2 UC of District Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan Project duration : May 2024-April 2026 Introduction and Background of program: Farmers Development Organization in Collaboration with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Foundation is implementing the restoring social service and climate resilience project in 2 UC of District Dera Ghazi Khan and 2 UC of District Bahawalpur to restore access to social services, strengthen resilience of disaster prone rural communities and promote climate resilient livelihoods practices. Key highlight of project:
- Restoring social services (health, education, water & sanitation)
- Improving access to climate-resilient critical community infrastructure (flood protection works)
- Promoting climate-resilient livelihoods practices (restoration of damaged irrigation channels)
- Building capacity of communities, school staff, health center staff, and local governments on climate-resilient planning and development
- Gender mainstreaming and promoting women's participation and leadership
- Restoration of basic social services
- Increased climate resilience of communities
- Improved income and food security
- Enhanced knowledge and capacity of communities and stakeholders on climate-resilient planning and development