| Hudiara
Drain Phase II project:
Hudiara Drain
Phase II project aims to reduce
the pollution load of the drain
through active participation of
the stakeholders. WWF - Pakistan
believes that pollution load reduction
is only possible with the concerned
stakeholders’ participation.
During the Phase II of the project,
we plan to involve various stakeholders
particularly the industry situated
along the drain such as LCCI, Environmental
Protection Department and Cleaner
Production Institute in order to
tackle the issue and take measures
to reduce the pollution load of
the Hudiara Drain. WWF - Pakistan
also involved the community concerned
to take measure at their end so
that integrated measures might be
taken for the reduction of the pollution.
The Small Grants
Programme of UNDP has provided WWF
- Pakistan funds to carry out activities
that aim towards taking measures
to reduce the overall pollution
of the drain. In this regard an
inception workshop was organised
where we invited all the stakeholders
from industry, industrial associations,
chambers, Government agencies, NGO’s,
Environmental consultants and community
representatives etc. to inform them
about our project objectives and
their potential role/support in
the project.
During the
WWF South-Asia Regional Workshop
held in Islamabad on October 04,
an idea of a transboundary project
between India and Pakistan was supported
and it opened a window for environmental
peace keeping between both countries.
It provided WWF - Pakistan an opportunity
for multi track diplomacy in the
context of Indo-Pak relationships.
Therefore, WWF - Pakistan requested
WWF - India & UNDP - India to
take measure at their ends. The
same work is accelerating at the
other end of the border for pollution
reduction of Hudiara Drain. This
will prove to be an exemplary case
study that will describe measures
to reduce the pollution load of
a drain, which can later be replicated
for other drains as well.
For
further information please contact:
Ms. Hania Aslam
Project Coordinator
Freshwater & Toxics Programme
haslam@wwf.org.pk
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