Staff Reporter
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Mr. Malik Amin Aslam, termed National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) as a Launchpad to Ecosystem Restoration that would help in protection and rehabilitation of ecosystem across the country, during his visit to NDRMF office.
Mr. Malik Amin Aslam was briefed on the Fund’s current activities related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) by CEO NDRMF, Lt. Gen (R) Nadeem Ahmed. The Advisor was apprised of various financial grants provided by NDRMF to provincial governments for the upgradation of rescue services, provision of flood infrastructure, installation of early warnings systems and retrofitting of public infrastructure amongst other projects to strengthen capacity in most vulnerable districts across Pakistan.
CEO NDRMF also apprised the Advisor on the Fund’s upcoming Ecosystem Restoration Fund (ESRF) which will be funded by the World Bank, due to the efforts of the Ministry of Climate Change. ESRF is focused on providing grants for projects related to afforestation, marine life and blue economy, e-vehicles, water recharge, eco-tourism, biodiversity and land degradation. ESRF will also finance projects related to Ten Billion Tree Tsunami (TBTT) and Clean & Green Pakistan projects.
