Hydropower Development, Irrigation Systems, Natural Resource Management Plans, Support for Small Businesses,
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Project Brief
The project titled "Post-Flood Rural Economic Recovery of Green Productive Assets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," funded by the European Union, is being implemented across eight districts: Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Shangla, Lower Chitral, Upper Chitral, Upper Dir, and Swat.
Objective
The contract between the EU and SRSP was initially signed in September 2024. The project will begin with an 8-month inception phase, after which the implementation phase will commence.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to post-2022 floods climate resilient socioeconomic recovery in the most affected and poorest districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province based on ‘building back better’.
The four result areas of the project are as bellow;
Output 1.1: Community-based micro and mini hydropower plants, with a total capacity of between 15 and 19 MW, are rehabilitated or constructed ex novo in 8 districts of KP and managed in a sustainable and profitable way by the rural communities and in close coordination with the provincial government and possible private providers.
Output 1.2: Community-based irrigations systems are rehabilitated or constructed ex novo in 8 districts of KP and managed in a sustainable way by the rural communities.
Output 1.3: Community-level sustainable natural resources management plans, coordinated at the river basin level, and including disaster risk reduction measures, are prepared and implemented integrating specifically slope areas with reforestation measures (local multipurpose tree species).
Output 2.1: Existing small local business are strengthened in their capacities to run and expand sustainable and profitable economic initiatives tapping into the opportunities created by increased electricity availability.
