SIDA GROW PROJECT Pakistan 01 SIDA GROW programme, Oxfam is implementing with their local partner in Pakistan Sindh and Punjab province. The project is focused on the climate change and food security globally as well as in Pakistan. Advocating and supporting the government to formulate the policy framework at the national and provincial level along with the institutional set-up. In last three years Oxfam has achieved a lot in the campaign and now reached to the influence level at district, provincial and national. In both provinces, Oxfam is working with their two partners in 11 districts of Pakistan. The main activities for this year are research, awareness, advocacy and lobbyingwith different stakeholders

Oxfam will work their two civil society local partner#s Indus consortium and in Punjab province and Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum in Sindh to implement the project from 01 April 2016 to 31st March 2017. In close partnership with local CSOs, vulnerable communities and their representative bodies, Oxfam has a strong track record ofeffective working relationships with local partners and government authorities in Pakistan and has played a pivotal role in shifting the focus on climate change and food security in Pakistan.  Oxfam together with their local partners will engage communitymembers, district government officials and provincial level government and other stakeholder in climate change and food security agenda.  Strengthening 12 district forums with theinvolvement of community and government in planning process and implementation of Local adaptation plans of actions in 12 districtsof Pakistan. Provincial level budget primer based on different sectors particularly agricultural will be conducted to further advocate the government to increase the budget for climate change in order to enhance the resilience of the communities. Oxfam and their partners also involved in the policy making process for the government on climate change in Sindh and Punjab province. Oxfam will strongly advocate the agenda of the vulnerable communitiesinthese policy making process and further push at the national level for theapproval, resources allocation and approval of the policy. Under the GROW campaign, Oxfam will be involved with their global officeto strongly advocate the climate change agendainCoP22 and other different levels.

Overall objective:

Local stakeholders, especially the citizens, in Niger and Pakistan are empowered to propose and successfully advocate for gender-just credible policy propositions of exposure and resilience ofrural poor, smart climate agriculture, and agricultural models.
Specific Objective:

To effectively steer all relevant stakeholders to improve national level policies and governance and interlinked global policies and governance to address the resilience,livelihood needs and rights of those suffering most from the inequitable food system.

Outcome/Results

# Improved capacities and knowledge of target women <(>&<)> men farmers, local stakeholders and citizens in 12 selected target districts in two provinces of Pakistan, sensitized on issues and successfully advocating for gender just credible policy

# Increased access and influence with key decision makers to promote climate change <(>&<)> food security with Right to Food approach through networks <(>&<)> allianceat provincial level

# Improved policy environment by co-strategized with all stakeholders for institutional setup todeal with food insecurity and climate change issues at district and provincial levels