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T O GE T H E R P O S S IB L E
WITH GOVERNMENTS SETTING GLOBAL TARGETS
ON CLIMATE, BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC
SECTOR INSTITUTIONS ARE CRITICAL TO TURNING
COMMITMENTS INTO ACTION.
Harnessing nature-based
solutions for the climate
crisis will benefit
people and wildlife here
in Pakistan.
NATURE-BASED RESILIENCE IN PAKISTAN
From record heat to devastating floods, Pakistan
is already being hit hard by the climate crisis.
WWF-Pakistan has joined the Green Climate
Fund, the government of Pakistan, USAID and
the Coca-Cola Foundation to launch Recharge
Pakistan, which seeks to reduce flood risk and
build climate resilience in the country through
nature-based solutions. The seven-year, US$77.8
million programme is the largest national
investment to date in an ecosystem-based
adaptation approach to water management, and
will directly benefit more than 680,000 people.
INCLUSIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN AFRICA
Our teams in Africa are promoting nature-based
climate solutions in two critical conservation
areas, the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) and the
Greater Virunga landscapes. We're working
closely with local communities, including
promoting gender equity in protected areas
management. The three-year project, which
began in May 2023, is part of the Climate
Adaptation and Protected Areas initiative,
funded by the Canadian government, which
is supporting protected areas in the Global
South to better adapt to climate change.
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK REFORM
In May, our Director General, Kirsten Schuijt,
visited the Asian Development Bank in Manila to
celebrate our 20+ year partnership and discuss
our future collaboration. The visit was part of our
broader engagement this year with multilateral
development banks: we're calling on these banks
to align their activities with the UN climate and
biodiversity goals and to use their influence to
support a net-zero, nature-positive future.
PROMOTING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
Together with the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA),
we're supporting communities across Africa
and Southeast Asia to stand up for their right
to a healthy environment. The " Leading the
Change " partnership, which entered its second
five-year phase in 2023, is collaborating
with local civil society organizations to build
their capacity, influence environmental
policies, improve livelihoods, and strengthen
democracy, human rights and conservation.
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