{"id":72671,"date":"2020-12-14T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T08:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=72671"},"modified":"2020-12-14T13:01:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T08:01:22","slug":"eu-to-support-balochistan-govts-uplift-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/eu-to-support-balochistan-govts-uplift-efforts.html","title":{"rendered":"EU to support Balochistan govt\u2019s uplift efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The European Union (EU) has announced its decision to offer PKR 11.1 billion to support the Balochistan government\u2019s efforts to address water shortage issues and enhance primary and middle-level education in the province, according to a news report published on December 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/eu-provide-e150mn-coronavirus-defence-aid-pakistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU to provide \u20ac150mn in coronavirus defence aid to Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EU announcement came in the wake of a signing ceremony pertaining to two financing agreements held in Islamabad on Friday. Economic Affairs Secretary Noor Ahmed and EU Ambassador Androulla Kaminara were present at the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the agreements, the EU has pledged to provide 40 million euros to find a five-year programme (scheduled for launch in 2021) to resolve the persisting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/eu-to-fund-potable-water-projects-in-balochistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water issues in Balochistan.<\/a> The said programme will \u2018contribute to transition in the arid regions of Balochistan towards sustainable, low water-intensive agricultural and livestock farming systems\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/eu-announces-e13-mn-package-pakistans-public-financial-management-sector.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU announces \u20ac13 mn package for Pakistan\u2019s public financial management sector<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the initiative will incentivise the smart use of water for farmers and harness the potential of livestock by supporting sustainable rangelands management, with a focus on vulnerable groups. This programme will both increase productivity and improve groundwater recharge in the medium to long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The European Union (EU) has announced its decision to offer PKR 11.1 billion to support the Balochistan government\u2019s efforts to address water shortage issues and enhance primary and middle-level education in the province, according to a news report published on December 13. Read: EU to provide \u20ac150mn in coronavirus defence aid to Pakistan The EU announcement came in the wake of a signing ceremony pertaining to two financing agreements held in Islamabad on Friday. Economic Affairs Secretary Noor Ahmed and EU Ambassador Androulla Kaminara were present at the occasion. As per the agreements, the EU has pledged to provide 40 million euros to find a five-year programme (scheduled for launch in 2021) to resolve the persisting water issues in Balochistan. The said programme will \u2018contribute to transition in the arid regions of Balochistan towards sustainable, low water-intensive agricultural and livestock farming systems\u2019. Read: EU announces \u20ac13 mn package for Pakistan\u2019s public financial management sector Moreover, the initiative will incentivise the smart use of water for farmers and harness the potential of livestock by supporting sustainable rangelands management, with a focus on vulnerable groups. This programme will both increase productivity and improve groundwater recharge in the medium to long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":60428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385,15017],"tags":[44085,21386,44086],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-72671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"category-notices-announcements","9":"tag-eu-to-support-balochistan-govts-uplift-efforts","10":"tag-european-union-eu","11":"tag-water-issues-in-balochistan","12":"cat-20385-id","13":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EU to support Balochistan govt\u2019s uplift efforts - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The EU announcement came in the wake of a signing ceremony pertaining to two financing agreements held in Islamabad on Friday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/eu-to-support-balochistan-govts-uplift-efforts.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EU to support Balochistan govt\u2019s uplift efforts - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The EU announcement came in the wake of a signing ceremony pertaining to two financing agreements held in Islamabad on Friday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/eu-to-support-balochistan-govts-uplift-efforts.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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