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The proposed additional financing is an emergency assistance and is aligned with the ADB Strategy 2030. It will support Operational Priority (OP) 1 on addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; OP 2 on accelerating progress in gender equity; OP 3 on tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; and OP 5 on promoting rural development and food security. This will support (i) urgent provision of climate-resilient seeds for staple crop cultivation and (ii) women-led livelihoods to meet basic household needs.
Project Name Emergency Flood Assistance Project - Additional Financing
Project Number 56312-002
Country / Economy Pakistan
Project Status Approved
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Grant
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant 9234-PAK: Emergency Flood Assistance ProjectAdditional Financing
Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific US$ 5.00 million
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Partnerships
Sector / Subsector
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production
Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Effective gender mainstreaming
Description
The proposed additional financing is an emergency assistance and is aligned with the ADB Strategy 2030. It will support Operational Priority (OP) 1 on addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; OP 2 on accelerating progress in gender equity; OP 3 on tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; and OP 5 on promoting rural development and food security. This will support (i) urgent provision of climate-resilient seeds for staple crop cultivation and (ii) women-led livelihoods to meet basic household needs.
It will support rural farm households, including women, in the four districts in Nasirabad Division that have canal-irrigated cropland. It will provide 60,000 out of a total of 188,000 households in the target districts with climate-resilient rice seed (2023 kharif [summer] sowing crop) (footnote 10). The seeds will be sown on 54,000 hectares (ha) out of a total of 139,000 ha of rice cultivated area in the province. The proposed additional financing will also provide women from the targeted farm households with durable farming tool kits to assist them in undertaking farming activities. Protective footwear will also be provided for safer rice transplanting. The additional financing will also incorporate measures to strengthen community resilience to disasters caused by natural hazards.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
The Government of Pakistan undertook a post-disaster needs assessment in September and October 2022. This was supported by a team of development partners comprising ADB, the European Union, the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and other organizations. The Government of Pakistan also prepared the 2022 flood response framework in December 2022. This provides the basis for the development of a disaster recovery framework and arrangements for an effective, efficient, and coordinated post-flood recovery and reconstruction plan.
The damage and losses in the agriculture sector in the country were primarily in crops, with 82% damaged or lost, followed by livestock (17%), and fisheries and/or aquaculture (1%). About 1.78 million ha of agricultural land have been damaged, and 0.8 million livestock are estimated to have perished. In Balochistan province, agriculture accounts for one-third of the provincial gross domestic product and provides livelihoods for about 68% of the population. The province has borne a heavy impact because of its high poverty levels, making it more vulnerable to disasters like floods. Out of its 37 districts, 35 have been impacted. At least 9.2 million people have been affected out of a population of 12.3 million. In Balochistan, 15% of the crop area is estimated to have been inundated (about 490,000 ha) by floodwater. More than 500,000 livestock are estimated to have been lost, affecting about 36% of households keeping livestock. The remaining livestock are at risk because of loss of animal feed and disease.
The most flood-impacted area in Balochistan is Nasirabad Division, which has six districts: Jaffarabad, Jhal Magsi, Kacchi, Nasirabad, Sohbatpur, and Usta Muhammad. Jaffarabad, Nasirabad, Sohbatpur, and Usta Muhammad are the only districts that have canal-irrigated cropland. These are the breadbasket of the province. These districts produce 98% of the annual rice production and 53% of the wheat cultivated in the province. They are the major contributors to the provinces food security. Farmers lost their agricultural assets, such as staple crop seeds, animals, animal feed, farm equipment and machineries, and farming tools.
Impact
An inclusive and resilient recovery from the 2022 floods. |
