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LAHORE: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is implementing a project “Transforming the Indus basin with climate resilient agriculture and water management” in five districts of Punjab and three districts of Sindh, with south Punjab serving as a critical geographic focus for building climate resilience in agriculture.

This project is funded by Green Climate Fund (GCF) and co-financed by the Punjab and Sindh governments.

The project aims to transform agriculture in the Indus basin by increasing resilience among vulnerable farmers and strengthening institutional capacity to support climate adaptation.

According to the GCF, the project is expected to benefit 1.3 million people directly and 16m indirectly.