STAFF REPORT ISB: The three-day (Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies), PRISE steering committee meeting has recently concluded in Islamabad with a resolve to collaborative efforts to find a sustainable solution for building resilience in semi-arid economies.
The delegates condemned Charssada attack and posed confidence in the resilience shown by Pakistani nation, in combating terrorism.
PRISE is a five-year, multi-country research project that generates new knowledge about how economic development in semi-arid regions can be made more equitable and resilient to climate change.
The PRISE consortium agreed on work plan for next 30 months, It would be undertaking policy research in Pakistan, Tajikistan, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and Kenya on factors that may turn semi-arid economies resilient to Climate Change.