Pakistan : Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project
The Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project (SCRP) will support the development of a prosperous and resilient coastal region. Enhancing livelihood opportunities in the coastal region requires simultaneous improvement of the physical environment. SCRP will strengthen the building blocks of resilience: the underlying physical and non-physical elements that support the protection, improve health and food security, and enable sustainable development of the communities in the coastal areas.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Rive, Nathan A.
Sectors Group
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Country/Economy
Pakistan -
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
Related Projects
- Project Name
- Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project
- Project Number
- 54097-001
- Country / Economy
- Pakistan
- Project Status
- Proposed
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Grant
- Loan
- Source of Funding / Amount
Loan: Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project Source Amount Ordinary capital resources US$ 60.00 million Concessional ordinary capital resources lending US$ 65.00 million - Operational Priorities
- OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
- OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
- OP5: Promoting rural development and food security
- Sector / Subsector
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Water-based natural resources management
- Gender
- Effective gender mainstreaming
- Description
- The Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project (SCRP) will support the development of a prosperous and resilient coastal region. Enhancing livelihood opportunities in the coastal region requires simultaneous improvement of the physical environment. SCRP will strengthen the building blocks of resilience: the underlying physical and non-physical elements that support the protection, improve health and food security, and enable sustainable development of the communities in the coastal areas.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- Sindh province, particularly in the coastal area, faces its own unique pressures and challenges exacerbated by climate change. Conditions in the coastal area districts have seen significantly degraded by a confluence of environmental factors. The negative effects have been driven largely by reduced freshwater availability, water pollution upstream, and poor or uncontrolled development. These are now expected to be exacerbated further by rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and sea level rise under climate change. Reduced discharge below Kotri Barrage in recent decades and poor surface water drainage connectivity have reduced freshwater availability and sediment load on the coast, thereby enhancing natural subsidence and increasing saline intrusion, which in turn has caused a loss of agricultural production, vegetation, and land. Flooding is an acute risk in the region, including riverine floods, flash flooding, waterlogging, urban flooding, and storm surges, which are expected to increase in future under climate change.
- Impact
Resilience of local communities against the adverse impacts of climate change enhanced.
Impacts of flood events to coastal communities minimized.
- Outcome
Risks of recurring damage to livelihoods, land, and freshwater from natural hazards and climate change in the coastal region reduced
- Outputs
Climate resilient integrated water resources, drainage, and flood risk management solutions developed
Nature-based solutions for coastal protection restored
Institutional and community capacity for strategic action planning strengthened
- Geographical Location
- Sindh
Safeguard Categories
- Environment
- B
- Involuntary Resettlement
- B
- Indigenous Peoples
- C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- During Project Implementation
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Rive, Nathan A.
- Responsible ADB Department
- Sectors Group
- Responsible ADB Division
- Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office (SG-AFNR)
- Executing Agencies
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Planning & Development Department, Sindh
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- 23 Oct 2023
- Fact Finding
- 14 Oct 2024 to 25 Oct 2024
- MRM
- 06 Dec 2024
- Approval
- -
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 23 Oct 2023
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