Product Description

Project Location: Climate-vulnerable districts of Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Pakistan

Project Duration: 24 months

Project Budget: $800,000

Objective:

To enhance community resilience to climate-related disasters through disaster risk reduction and management, promoting sustainable livelihoods and reducing vulnerability.

Specific Objectives:

1. Conduct community-based disaster risk assessments.
2. Establish 20 community-based disaster management committees.
3. Provide disaster risk reduction training to 1,000 community members.
4. Develop early warning systems for floods and droughts.
5. Enhance community resilience to climate-related disasters.

Methodology:

1. Conduct community-based disaster risk assessments.
2. Establish community-based disaster management committees.
3. Provide training on disaster risk reduction.
4. Develop early warning systems.
5. Conduct simulation exercises.

Expected Outcomes:

1. Enhanced community resilience to climate-related disasters.
2. Reduced vulnerability to disasters.
3. Improved disaster preparedness.
4. Strengthened community capacity.
5. Replication potential.

Sustainability:

1. Community ownership.
2. Government support.
3. Private sector partnerships.
4. Integration with existing initiatives.

Budget Breakdown:

1. Community-based disaster risk assessments: $50,000
2. Disaster management committee establishment: $100,000
3. Training: $150,000
4. Early warning system development: $200,000
5. Simulation exercises: $50,000
6. Project management: $250,000

Implementation Partners:

1. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
2. Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs)
3. Local NGOs/CBOs
4. Pakistan Red Crescent Society

GEF SGP Pakistan Funding:

$800,000 (100% of total project budget)

Timeline:

Month 1-6: Community-based disaster risk assessments
Month 7-12: Disaster management committee establishment
Month 13-18: Training
Month 19-24: Early warning system development

Indicators:

1. Number of community-based disaster management committees.
2. Number of community members trained.
3. Reduction in disaster-related losses.
4. Community resilience index.
5. Simulation exercise effectiveness.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

1. Baseline survey
2. Mid-term evaluation
3. Final evaluation
4. Quarterly progress reports