Co-Investment in

Climate Development

2 Projects

DiscussionQ: Why does Government of Pakistan alone

develop the climate?A: Government alone cannot undertake climate

development projects with limited resources. Q: Why does SMEDA alone develop the climate?A: SMEDA is aware of its reasonability towards

environment thus developing small and medium enterprises for climate development in Pakistan.

Q: Can funds be arranged from foreign donors?A: Yes. One can get from UNIDO, DFID and CDKN.Q: Should MBAs come in field of climate

development?A: Besides MBAs, M.Sc. in Agriculture and

Environment must come forward.

Key Fields• Agriculture• Water• Energy

Climate can only be developed in Pakistan by co-investment.

Project-IPreparation, plantation and protection of 2 million saplings annually in Punjab or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Benefits• Forestation in FATA and Gilgit-

Baltistan• Control of floods • Healthy environment

Probable Local Investors• An agriculturist with Rs.5 to Rs.10

million • SMEDA

Project-II

Wind energy systems in Baluchistan, Sindh and FATA

Benefits• Electricity production • Improved climate in Baluchistan

and FATA• Healthy environment

Probable Local Investors • A businessperson with Rs.5 to

Rs.10 million• SMEDA

Key CreditsSajid Imtiaz, Expert Member CDKN, Member Harvard Business Review

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