The Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms of Pakistan on Wednesday signed an agreement for US$ 11.6 million with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support the implementation of key governance reforms at the federal and provincial level.
This joint project between the Planning Commission of Pakistan and UNDP will develop and expand the capability and accountability of the public sector over a four-year period. It will further improve the effectiveness of the Commission to convene, analyse, propose and support the implementation of select key reforms including monitoring and evaluation of development programs; poverty and inequality monitoring and state structure modernization.
The Planning Commission will be assisted by UNDP’s technical expertise through its global governance and public administration reform practice, its Centre for Public Service Excellence in Singapore and the Bangkok Regional Hub.
The partnership signed today commits both the Ministry and UNDP to finance the support. The project will sustain synergies and work closely with a range of public institutions, national think tanks, expert groups and universities, other multilateral and bilateral international cooperation institutions.
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Moreover, he warned that the frequency of urban flood because of heavy rains is most likely to increase in the country because of rapidly changing climatic conditions. “This underlines need for initiatives that can make our urban centres economically, socially and environmentally sustainable and liveable,” he stressed.
Referring to the current “weird kind of rains” in the country, particularly in northern parts, the minister said that such odd rains had not been witnessed in the country over last several years and this indicates how weather has become erratic and unpredictable, which led to flooding, particularly in urban areas.
