๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž-๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐&๐ƒ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž-๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐›

A consultative workshop on Climate-Resilient Urban Development in Punjab: Perspectives on Policy, Planning, Financing, Design and Implementationโ€™ was held today at the P&D Board, Lahore, Punjab. The workshop, organized by the Punjab SDGs Support Unit in collaboration with the Punjab Resource Management & Policy Unit (PRMPU), brought together stakeholders from government departments, the private sector, and development partners. Chief Economist, P&D Board, Mr. Masood Anwar graced the workshop, while Program Manager, SDGs Support Unit, UNDP, Dr. Aman Ullah, moderated the sessions. ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐: โžค ๐ŸŒŠโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒซ๏ธ๐Ÿšฑ Addressing urban flooding, extreme heat, air pollution, and water scarcity โžค ๐Ÿ™๏ธโ™ป๏ธ Embedding climate resilience in urban project design and financing โžค ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐ŸŒฟ Exploring innovative solutions like green bonds, carbon credits, and PPPs โžค ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‘ฅ Strengthening climate governance and community engagement Urban Resilience Specialist Mr. Nadeem Khurshid and Financing Development Specialist Mr. Awais Asim participated as experts in the workshop, where they highlighted the critical importance of integrated planning and sustainable financing mechanisms. ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž: Actionable reforms, enhanced partnerships, and a collective roadmap for a climate-smart and sustainable urban future in Punjab.