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Project Details

Project Title Scaling-up Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk reduction in Northern Pakistan
Project Size GCF small (USD 10-≥50 million)
Project Coverage Country
Region Asia & Pacific
Country Pakistan
Participating Countries Pakistan
Result Areas Most vulnerable people and communities
Health and well-being, and food and water security
Project Status Funding proposal approved
Project Grant Amount (USD) 36,960,000.00
Project Duration (months) 60 
Project Start Date 12/07/2017
Project End Date 12/07/2022
GCF Focus Adaptation
Scaling Up of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Reduction in Northern Pakistan

UNDP Pakistan holds training on responsible reporting on climate change and GLOFs for journalists in Khyber Paktunkhwa

Pakistan's Ministry of Climate Change and UNDP building a resilient Pakistan through early warning systems

Pakistan launches $37 million UNDP-supported project to protect 30 million people from dangerous glacial lake outburst floods and other climate change impacts

Project Documents
Timetable of project/programme implementation/Multi-Year Work Plan (Annex)

Map indicating the location of the project/programme (Annex)

Gender assessment and action plan (Annex)

Safeguards Framework (Annex)

Feasibility Study (Annex)

NDA No-objection Letter (Annex) (pdf)

NDA No-objection Letter (Annex) (pdf)

GCF Funding Proposal

Confirmation letter or letter of commitment for co-financing (Annex) (pdf)

Confirmation letter or letter of commitment for co-financing (Annex) (pdf)

Confirmation letter or letter of commitment for co-financing (Annex) (pdf)

Confirmation letter or letter of commitment for co-financing (Annex) (pdf)

Environmental and Social Report Disclosure (Annex)

Project Timelines
  • GCF FP Submission (first)

    01/08/2015

  • GCF FP Submission (last)/awaiting GCF review/approval

    22/06/2022

  • GCF Board Approval

    14/10/2016

  • FAA Effectiveness/Project Start

    12/07/2017

  • Disbursement Request Submission

    29/09/2017

  • Actual Date of First Disbursement (from GCF)

    06/03/2018

  • Inception Workshop

    03/07/2018

  • Interim Evaluation Report

    12/10/2020

  • Project Completion

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