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Critical Support to the Cold Wave and Locust Emergencies in Pakistan - TCP/PAK/3801

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 9

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Pakistan is prone to multiple natural hazards, including floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, snowfall, avalanches and cyclones Beginning in January 2020 unprecedented heavy snowfall and rain coupled with avalanches adversely affected livelihoods in many districts of Balochistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir In Balochistan the Provincial Disaster Management Authority ( declared eleven districts of the province calamity hit In Pakistan Administered Kashmir, three districts were identified as the worst affected by the state government According to the National Disaster Management Authority ( 1 300 houses, mostly located in Balochistan 1 062 were damaged in snow/rainfall spells and 107 people died, with smallholder farmers the hardest hit Balochistan is home to 50 percent of Pakistan’s small ruminant population, with a high concentration of livestock in some of the affected districts As a result of the cold wave, an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the livestock population lacked feed and fodder, and animal health support Standing seasonal Rabi crops were also severely affected, with serious repercussions for the food security of the vulnerable population Because of the unavailability of financial and technical resources, the assistance provided by the government authorities was limited and a request was made to FAO to provide the affected population with fodder, medical treatment and crop inputs for the upcoming cropping season FAO technical assistance was also requested to build capacity at federal, provincial and district levels to eliminate Desert Locust, following the worst outbreak in over 25 years and the declaration of a national emergency in January 2020 The original project had three outputs aimed at safeguarding livelihoods and protecting the food security and nutrition of the most vulnerable farming households Output 1 would target the cold wave emergency in the worst affected districts of Kila Saifullah Balochistan and Neelum (Pakistan Administered Kashmir Output 2 would enhance coordination among FAO, the World Food Programme and the Food Security and Agriculture Working Group ( co led by the NDMA and PDMAs, while Output 3 would build the capacity of the departments of plant protection and agriculture to manage Desert Locust outbreaks.

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