Climate Actions

Rural Aid Pakistan is working on climate change, disaster risk reduction and food security by applying inclusive and holistic transformational development approach to reduce the severity of human induced climate change & its impacts and contribute to achieve SDG 13 climate action, SDG 7 affordable and clean energy, SDG 12 responsible consumption and production and SDG 15 life on land.

Rural Aid programs and actions are in line with Strategic Plan 2023-2027, contributing to the strategic theme-3 “Reduce vulnerability to natural disasters, food insecurity and climate change” and Strategic objectives “Management of natural resources, land, water, energy, biodiversity and resilience for adaptation to climate change, Humanitarian response, Disaster Risk Reduction and integration of social safety nets, Climate change Adaptation and Strengthening of food security mechanisms”.

Rural Aid is building resilient communities, improving livelihood and food security on sustainable basis by building capacities, changing traditional behaviors and agricultural practices. We are improving education, awareness raising, human & institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation and climate impact reduction and promoting climate smart agriculture, protecting natural resources including water, air, environment and biodiversity. Rural Aid implementing the following climate actions:

Rural Aid Pakistan is working on climate change, disaster risk reduction and food security by applying inclusive and holistic transformational development approach to reduce the severity of human induced climate change & its impacts and contribute to achieve SDG 13 climate action, SDG 7 affordable and clean energy, SDG 12 responsible consumption and production and SDG 15 life on land.

1. Promoting climate smart agriculture and Solar Powered Water Irrigation Technologies:

Installation of solar powered drip irrigation systems in rural areas and building capacity of small farmers and women. The grant contracts were signed between Mr. ITO Takeshi, Charge d’ Affaires ad interim of Japan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and CEO Rural Aid Pakistan at the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad on March 7, 2023.

This project improving agricultural infrastructure in an environment-friendly and sustainable way, and contributing to boosting farmer’s income with the efficient increase in food crops.

The project aims at promoting and complementing the solar powered water irrigation technologies in rural areas by coupling them with drip irrigation systems. That are known for rationalizing water usage to appropriate levels. Project is considered to be a climate action designed to create resilience among the vulnerable farmers to sustainably utilize water resources while using renewable energy. Project envisages that through rationalizing the water use and appropriating the irrigation discharges to the required levels, not only the quality and quantity of produce can be improved but underground water reserves can also be enhanced that are depleting fast due to excessive drilling and extraction in Pakistan.

Low income and vulnerable farmers will have improved skills, technologies and knowledge to apply for their uplift and mitigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture Rural Aid is mobilizing the farmers, forming & straightening the farmer support groups (FSGs) at community level. Rural Aid is building the capacities of small and low-income farmers on climate change adoption, climate smart agriculture techniques,

water management and short-term profitable crops to improve their livelihood on sustainable basis, combat the water shortage and energy deficiency in the way of cost-effective irrigation and rationalize consumption of water.

At the signing ceremony, Mr. ITO congratulated the Rural Aid on winning the grants from the Government of Japan. He also expressed his expectation that the development project in cooperation with local communities would have a positive impact on uplifting the living standards of Pakistani people at the grassroots level. The Government of Japan will provide further flexible and timely support for local NGOs through grant assistance to improve the social-wellbeing of the people of Pakistan at the grassroots level.

2. Promoting Nature-based Solutions

Rural Aid promoting nature-based solutions and actions to sustainable management & use of natural features and processes to tackle socio-environmental issues including climate change, water security, water pollution, food security, human health, biodiversity loss, and disaster risk management.

Rural Aid is implementing the following community-based actions for climate change adaptation to reduce risk and vulnerability to climate change, strengthen resilience, enhance well-being and the capacity to anticipate and respond successfully to change.

2.1            Go Green Campaign: tree plantation at household, community, public and school places through trained youth and community volunteers

2.2            Promoting organic green houses and kitchen gardening by involving rural women

2.3            Sustainable management, conservation and use of natural resources

2.4            Responding disasters and disaster risk management

3. Improving Education, Awareness and Building Resilient Communities

Rural Aid is educating, raising awareness and building human & institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation and climate impact reduction.

Rural Aid’s participatory integrated approach works through boosting active community involvement and inclusion of all marginalized groups, ownership development and empowerment. Our participatory approach helping partner communities to build strong connections with market & safety nets, enhance local socio-economic development, create more vibrant, climate friendly and resilient communities.