Mr.
Ashwani K. Muthoo, Director (Global Engagement), IFAD, Rome, called on Prime
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at PM Office today.
Mr. Muthoo briefed the Prime
Minister on the projects being undertaken by IFAD in Pakistan since 1978. He
informed that over the past 40 years, IFAD has implemented projects worth 2.2
billion dollars (including co-financing) in agriculture, rural development and
poverty alleviation in Pakistan.
The Prime Minister appreciated IFAD’s
work in Pakistan and invited IFAD to examine the possibility of solarization of
tube wells in Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan. Mr.
Muthoo informed the Prime Minister of a seminar that IFAD intended to hold in
Pakistan next year on the impact of climate change and to review adaptation
techniques to mitigate negative impacts of climate change in countries like
Pakistan, that were being seriously affected by climate change.
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