Islamabad, 25th November 2019
National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) signed Grant Implementation Agreement with Muslim Aid Pakistan (MAP), for providing grant financing amounting PKR 264.353 million, for the project related to Flood Protection, Drought Mitigation and Community & School-Based Disaster Risk Management. The agreement signing ceremony was held at NDRMF Office Islamabad on Monday 25th November 2019.
From NDRMF, the Grant Implementation Agreement was signed by Mr. Khurram Khaliq Khan General Manager, Projects & Operations Group whereas, from MAP, the agreement was countersigned by Syed Shahnawaz Ali, Country Director.
The duration of the project, is eighteen months in which various interventions shall be carried out including; Physical Infrastructure (included flood protection walls, water conservation structures), Community Mobilization for formation of Community-Level Disaster Risk Management Committees, at local / revenue village & union council levels, and capacity building in Community/School-Based Disaster Risk Management. The proposed interventions are in line with the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP).
The Project is being undertaken in deprived and vulnerable areas of Districts; Qilla Saifullah and Chaghi and aim to better protect and make resilient the communities of said districts, to the negative impacts of multiple hazards.
The total cost of the Project is approximately PKR 400.857 million amongst which NDRMF shall contribute grant financing amounting to PKR 264.353 million which comes up to 65.95% of the total projects cost. Whereas, MAP’s contribution shall be PKR 136.504 million thereby covering approximately 34.05% projects’ financing.
Earlier, NDRMF has also partnered with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Islamic Relief Pakistan (IRP), Joint Venture of Agha Khan Foundation (AKF) & Aga Khan Planning & Building Services (AKPBS) and Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab for extending its grant financing to their projects which are focusing on disaster risk reduction and preparedness. NDRMF is committed for reducing the socioeconomic and fiscal vulnerability of the country & its population to natural hazards and climate change, through financing investments in disaster risk reduction and preparedness that have high economic impacts.
All projects, which NDRMF is grant financing, have undergone through a merit-based and transparent process of selection in accordance with a pre-set criteria, while promoting gender equality, along with ensuring environmental and social safeguards. NDRMF has also put in place, a strong monitoring framework to ensure that all the funded projects are implemented in an effective and transparent manner, thereby reducing disaster risks and protecting the local population from disasters.
