ISLAMABAD: The Exchange of Notes (EN) and a Grant Agreement (GA) for
“the Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity
of Pakistan” were signed Tuesday between Government of Japan; United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at Islamabad.
The
grant amount of Japanese Yen 284 million will be utilized by UNESCO for
following three interrelated pillars of the captioned project.
This
project will enable the country’s capacity to deal floods and watershed
management in a holistic manner, reduce the human and socio-economic
impacts of flooding, and improve the social, economic, and ecological
impacts of floods and safer human settlements near flood plains in
partnership with international networks.
In a brief ceremony,
H.E Hiroshi OE, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Mr. Takatoshi
Nishikata, Chief Representative of JICA Pakistan signed and exchanged
“EN” and “GA” respectively. Online
