Climate-Change

Drought is a recurrent feature of the ecology of the Tharparkar arid region. The negative aspects of global and regional climate change appear to be intensifying the harsh impact on the land, livestock, flora and fauna, and the people, particularly those who are dependent on farming and livestock raising for their livelihoods. With its always-active role in water resource development and in introducing uses of renewable energy such as solar power units, Baanhn Beli, in partnership with PPAF and with others continues to offer mitigatory and adaptive responses to climate change.

Implementing Partners : Baanhn Beli and Forest Department Government of Sindh

Concept

The project was formulated to develop and test rainwater harvesting, saline agriculture and desertification control techniques in the Thar Desert for multiplication on large scale to protect fertile land resources and to gain potential production for the social up-gradation of poor population of desert areas. wherein great stress has been laid on projects for productive use of available land and water resources leading to self-reliance in food as well as economic development.

Project Goal

To combat land degradation & desertification in Pakistan in order to protect and restore degraded ecosystems & essential ecosystem services that are key to reducing poverty

Objectives:
To strengthen institutional capacity, create an enabling environment, and demonstrate best SLM practices all in an effort to help remove key barriers to SLM with an aim of reducing poverty from the rural landscape Project Approach The Project follows integrated, cross-sectoral and participatory approach aimed to combat desertification and alleviate poverty among rural communities.

Project Activities

Sowing of palatable seasonal grass seeds50 acre