📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2023.2096.8
Status:
running project
Responsible organizational unit:
2B00 Asia II
Contact person:
Wolfgang Hesse wolfgang.hesse@giz.de
Partner countries:
Pakistan
SUMMARY
Goals:
The climate resilience of MSMEs in an agricultural value chain in a Pakistani province is increased.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
5 000 000 euros
Current project:
5 000 000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
19.12.2023 - 31.12.2026
Current project:
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Disaster risk management
Significant secondary objective
Adaptation to climate change
main goal
CRS KEY
24030 Financial intermediaries of the formal sector
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
Extreme weather events caused by climate change take an annual economic toll of around US$4 billion in Pakistan. The 2022 floods exacerbated the crisis, hitting poor areas in particular, leaving 33 million people homeless and having a serious impact on people's livelihoods. Public funds for emergency aid are scarce, and the burden falls on citizens and businesses.
Around five million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) make an important contribution to the economy in Pakistan. However, MSMEs, especially in agriculture, are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they lack financial protection, risk perception and capacity to implement adaptation measures.
Objective
The climate resilience of MSMEs in Pakistani agriculture is improved. A particular focus is on businesses run by women.
Approach
The project supports the Government of Pakistan with the following measures to make agricultural MSMEs more resilient to climate change:
1. Develop climate risk financing mechanisms: The project creates a financial protection mechanism so that MSMEs can continue operations after an extreme weather event.
2. Implement climate risk management: The project introduces training to sensitize MSMEs to climate risks and support them in developing effective risk management measures.
3. Develop the entrepreneurial skills of MSMEs: The project conducts business development training for MSMEs to stabilize business operations and revenues.
4. Invest in the resilience of major buyers in the supply chain: The project promotes partnerships with leading buyers who are establishing o
