ENERGY Plus: Energy for Climate Resilience in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

About this project

The Action focuses on promoting green economic growth by increasing clean energy supply and uptake through an integrated approach aiming at reducing pressure on natural resources, enhancing biodiversity and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation.Pakistan is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change (CC) and the selected project area ¿ Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and the Chitral District, Khyber Pakhthunkhwa (KP) ¿ is a unique mountainous biodiversity hotspot located at the confluence of Hindu Kush, Himalaya, and Karakorum mountain ranges, which is also one of the most sensitive areas to climate change in the country. The project area is home to 1.3 million and natural disasters such as rockfalls, landslides, snow avalanches, or Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) are increasinly frequent and severe. In the longer run climate change is leading to aggravating soil loss while the glacial mass is receding, reducing water availability in the region and the whole Indus Basin.Firewood collection exacerbated by demographic growth is putting a significant strain on natural resources in a region where only 4% of the total area is covered by natural forest while 5% is occupied by tree plantations. The main source of energy in the region is firewood, used mostly for cooking and heating, which represents 45% of the current energy mix, followed by LPG (30%). Electricity from hydropower plants (19%), and kerosene oil (6%) reaches 98% of the population in GB but the to…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Pakistan

Sectors

Public sector policy and administrative managementForestry developmentHydro-electric power plants

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focusDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2022-ACT-60554.

No updates yet.