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The Pakistan Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) paper has been published online. It explores the significance of financing anticipatory action (AA) in disaster risk management. Anticipatory action refers to acting ahead of predicted hazards to minimize humanitarian impacts. AA approaches are being tested and scaled across provinces in Pakistan, where farmers...

In August 2024, price trends varied in Umerkot and Tharparkar, as analyzed by government departments in the “Strengthening Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists in Sindh” project, funded by the EU and implemented by FAO. Monthly price bulletins showed that wheat flour prices increased by 3% in Umerkot but decreased by 2.3% in...

Multan, August 31, 2024: Under the "Transforming the Indus Basin through Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management" project, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations inaugurated an Eddy Covariance Flux Tower at the Central Cotton Research Institute in Multan on Saturday. This project, funded by the Green...

Dadu, a highly vulnerable district in Sindh with the prevalence of a variety of hazards, frequently faces severe flooding, flash floods, and drought. For riverine floods, communities in the riverine belt (Kacha) are usually compelled to evacuate to safer locations. In the process, they need to transport their seeds and...

In response to the long dry period, rising temperatures, and the impacts of El Niño on agricultural communities in Sindh's Tharparkar, Umerkot, and Dadu districts, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a cash assistance program under the ECHO PPP project. This initiative aimed to provide...