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Measures to improve water and sanitation are guided by the National Sanitation Policy 2006, and the
National Water Policy 2018. Data reveals progress in these areas. The Government has also increased
access to electricity by 8 percentage points in the past ten years. The proportion of the population who
rely on clean fuels has risen by 11 percentage points1 in the same period. This has a range of positive
implications for health and environmental sustainability. It has also led to better employment prospects
for youth, as have focused efforts to enhance market-based skills training. Despite its miniscule carbon
footprint, Pakistan faces the enormous and imminent impacts of global climate change. Therefore,
climate adaptation is imperative for the country. Pakistan has initiated actions to protect the
environment and contribute to minimizing the adverse impacts of climate change. Both climate
adaptation and mitigation are reflected in the country’s policy and implementation approach. After the
successful completion of Pakistan’s Billion Tree planting drive across 350,000 hectares – the first Bonn
Challenge pledge to meet and surpass its target – Pakistan has scaled up the initiative to the 10 Billion
Tree Tsunami. This five-year, country-wide tree planting drive aims to restore depleted forests and
mitigate climate change. With the launch the Clean and Green Pakistan and Recharge Pakistan initiative,
the country has taken the lead in ‘nature-based solutions for ecosystem restoration’ among developing
countries, with the added benefits of safeguarding biodiversity and generating livelihood opportunities.
The recently elected government has launched the Naya (New) Pakistan Housing Program whereby
houses will be constructed and offered on an affordable price to a much larger segment of population by
offering them the facility to avail long term loans for purchasing them. The first phase of this project was
launched in April 2019, and construction of 110,000 units was initiated in Quetta and Gwadar. The
Government of Pakistan is keen to partner with the private sector for the “Naya (New) Pakistan Housing
Project”.