[VIDEO] Pakistani Women Plant Millions of Trees to Rebuild Climate Resilient Roads | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)
22 August 2019
Pakistan is a country prone to disasters: earthquakes, landslides, droughts and floods are common, while climate change is making the situation worse.
In 2014, floods devastated thousands of villages and killed hundreds of people. More than 2.5 million were displaced by the disaster. In the districts of Poonch, Kotli and Haveli in the mountains near Islamabad, roads, basic services and livelihoods were washed away.
The Asian Development Bank responded with emergency assistance, helping Pakistan rebuild roads through innovative techniques, which also allow for the empowerment of women, and promote green enterprises and eco-tourism.
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