Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its Country Partnership Strategy with Pakistan (2021–2025) would provide support in building liveable cities, building climate and disaster resilience for mitigating climate change challenges and their negative impacts on agriculture and other sectors of the national economy.
The bank in its Climate Risk Country Profile Pakistan has projected rises in the annual maximum and minimum average temperature, which would likely amplify the pressure on human health, livelihoods, and ecosystems.
The city governments will be encouraged to explore new sources of funding to meet infrastructure requirements and bring in sustainable planning processes by integrating climate resilience and disaster risk management considerations.
Besides, the ADB will invest in sovereign and non-sovereign projects to improve water supply and sanitation systems as well as urban transport infrastructure, including bus rapid transit and non-motorised transport systems.
