Indus For All Programme

WWF embarks upon the implementation of the 50 year Indus Ecoregion Programme. The overall purpose of the Indus for All Programme is to initiate implementations of the Indus Ecoregion Programme that stems from a 50 years Vision in collaboration with the Government of Sindh and its relevant departments in four of the fifteen prioritised ecosystems-Keti Bunder Mangrove Forest and Kinjhar (Kairi) Freshwater Lake in Thatta District, Chotiari Reservoir in Sanghar District, and Pai Riverine Forest in Nawabshah.
The Indus For All Programme has begun implementation of priority interventions identified by Indus Ecoregion Programme in July 2006 for improving institutional capacity and awareness for sustainable environment management at micro, meso, and macro levels. The fifty year and five year objectives and outputs of Indus For All Programme further highlight the relationship between the programme team and multiple stakeholders, including federal agencies and civil society organisations for programme implementation. The scope of the Indus For All Programme is elaborated with reference to the recommendations that emerged from a number of consultations made during the ecoregion visioning process spreading over five years viz. a viz. PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper), NEAP (National Environmental Action Plan), National Devolution Plan and National Water Management Act, from 1999 to 2004.

Implementation of the Indus For All Programme in four sites would require six years, beginning from July 2006 and ending in March 2012. After putting the programme management structure in place, a series of one-on-one consultations with the key stakeholders will be started as a follow up to the PRAs (Participatory Rural Appraisal) conducted for the site selection in consultation with the Government of Sindh, partner NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisation) and local CBOs (Community Based Organisation).
The inception phase will aim towards developing consensus on the board size and scope of interventions indicated in the preliminary work plans prepared for initial planning of Indus For All Programme to produce 13 outcomes and 47 outputs addressing 12 of the 44 Indus Ecoregion Programme milestones directly as agreed upon by WWF-Pakistan as part of multi-stakeholders consultations in 2004-05. The pre-IESC (Indus Ecoregion Steering Committee) meeting with the Additional Chief Secretary of Sindh and representatives of seven government departments was the latest highlight. At the meeting civil society organisations were also represented.
The programme is designed to achieve the following four Indus For All Programme objectives in support of five biodiversity objectives of the Indus Ecoregion Programme as shown in the matrix below. Moreover, the Indus For All Programme objectives are designed to secure mid-term results that will ensure necessary levels of integration and ownership amongst the stakeholders essential for realising a long-term perspective Indus 2055 vision.

Development of the Indus Ecoregion Programme and the Indus for All Programme to implement its first five years was funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE), WWF’s Living Waters Programme (LWP) and WWF –International Asia-Pacific Programme. The global WWF Network is heavily involved in supporting Programmes globally and through out Asia –Pacific Ecoregion.