Chitral, 05 July 2023—The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted a comprehensive three-day training on Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for officials from various government departments, and community members in Peshawar and Chitral. The participating community members were from the GLOF-II Project valleys and are active members of the Project’s Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Committees (CBDRMCs). 

The training, organized under the UNDP's GLOF-II Project, a joint initiative with the Ministry of Climate Change and supported by the Green Climate Fund, focused on enhancing participants' understanding of Disaster Risk Reduction and Response, particularly on Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), and the impacts of such disasters on women, children, and differently-abled persons. 

The objective of the training was to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively implement climate change adaptation measures outlined in the Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans and the National Climate Change Policy. 

During the training, participants were briefed on climate change indicators and future projections specific to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) regions. Moreover, valuable insights were shared on climate change, including evidential data, historical trends, and anticipated future changes influencing GLOFs in KP and GB. The training sessions also shed light on global and national climate change policies and frameworks.