Flooding is increasing in intensity and frequency in the Indus Basin, with large numbers of vulnerable people being adversely affected. Moreover, the capacity of existing grey infrastructure to manage the flood volumes is limited, resulting in serious humanitarian and economic impacts. Integrated flood risk management is now a key national priority for the government of Pakistan. The project proposes to undertake ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) interventions that will store flood water in wetlands, floodplains and depressions (green infrastructure) at several priority sites, build the resilience of communities at these sites, and enable the government of Pakistan and relevant stakeholders to implement and replicate EBA work, providing a cumulative, no-regrets approach to building climate change resilience.
 

To ensure that the EBA interventions are sustained and continue to function effectively, the project will ensure that climate-adapted, community-based natural resource management is implemented locally. Thus, this project will contribute towards improving water and food security at a national level, and climate-adapted livelihoods locally, increasing resilience through the protection and restoration of ecosystems and building the climate resilience of vulnerable communities in the Indus Basin.