Consultative Workshop on development of

Climate Change Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA)

District Layyah

(Report)

Geography:

Layyah Districtis located in the southern part of the province.Layyah Cityis the districtheadquarters of Layyah District. It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 degree north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 degree east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between theIndus Riverand theChenab RiverinSindh Sagar Doab. The total area covered by the district is 6,291km2with a width from east to west of 88km and a length from north to south of 72km.The district has hot climate, most of the area is desert.District Layyah has an area of 6291 square kilometers and comprises the three tehsils of:

  • Layyah
  • Chaubara
  • Karor Lal Esan

Main Towns of this district are:

  • Chowk Azam
  • Fatehpur
  • Kot Sultan

Administration:

Pakistan’s 18th constitutional amendment was signed into law in 2010 targeting to decentralize political supremacy. It pursued to curb the oft-abused powers of the Pakistani presidency and empower the country’s four provinces by transferring federal-level capital, resources and authorities to provincial governments.The main purpose was to ensure upright governance and impartiality at the doorstep. This plan gave the assurance of the rights of the people and their partaking in the communal welfare.

Local government bodies:

District government and its hierarchy

Economy:

Layyah is one of least industrialized districts of Punjab.Major Industries in Layyah are as follows:

  • Cotton Ginning and Pressing
  • Flour Mills
  • Oil Mills
  • Sugar

Agriculture

Main Crops

  1. Sugarcane
  2. Wheat
  3. Cotton
  4. Gram
  5. Guar Seed

Main Fruits

  1. Citrus
  2. Dates

Main Vegetables

  1. Onion
  2. Potatoes

How is climate change affecting the area?

Layyah has a long history of floods and almost every year, these wreak mayhem in this district. Monsoon floods in 2006 and hill torrents during 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 affected a vast majority of the population. Moreover, the floods severity and frequency has become unpredictable in the face of changing climate.

According to locals, the floods of 2006 and 2010 were the worst.The July 2011 floods impacted several thousand villages in district Layyah almost affected more than 250 villages, out of total 53 are considered severely damaged, resulting in large scale damage and destruction of housing. In many areas, water levels rose to the level destroying complete infrastructure of local houses, hospitals, agriculture, basic health facilities and resulting in mass scale displacement of thousands of families in the food affected villages and Union councils of district Layyah- Punjab.

What next?

  • Water-efficient crops.
  • Promoting flood-resilient farming and livestock management.
  • Establishment of a well-placed early warning system down to community level.
  • Trained manpower.

Local Adaptation Plan of Action District Layyah

What Action? / Connection to Thematic Areas / Where to implement? / Who will implement? / When to implement TIMING? / How to implement? / What will it cost? / Who will pay (Donor)?
Activities / Location / Short Term / Medium Term / Long Term / Methods / Amount of Money / Donor
Awareness campaign on climate change impacts and causes for the vulnerable population / Food, Health, Agriculture, Irrigation / UC Sahowala / Nazir Ahmad / XXXXX / 10 Awareness sessions
Climate change adaptation awareness / Food, Health, Agriculture, Irrigation / UC Sahowala / Nazir Ahmad, MazharIqbal and Malik Zaheer / XXXXX / 2 X Radio broadcasting, awareness campaigns, 5 X Transect walks for assessing possible impacts of climate change on local communities
Integration of Local adaptation plans into district level plans / Food, Health, Agriculture, Irrigation / UC Sahowala / Nazir Ahmad and Mohammad Ibrahim / XXXX / Meeting, Advocacy with government officials
Air Pollution due to sugar industry / Health, Environment / Layyah City industrial area / Ismail and Asghar Ali / XXXXX / 5 X Coordination meetings and 5 X awareness sessions
Research on forestation of young tree species / Health, Forest / UC Nawakot and UC Chobara / Ismail and Nadir / XXXXXX / 5 X Coordination meetings and 5 X Filed visits of areas inhabiting young tree species
Strengthening of Already existing Nurseries / Health, Forest / UC Nawakot and UC Chobara / Ismail and Nadir / XXXXX / Meetings and research field visits of five nurseries
A plant for a Plant campaign / Health, Forest / UC Nawakot and UC Chobara / Ismail and Nadir / XXXXX / Advocacy meetings with District relevant line departments for allocation of funds for the campaign
Media Campaign on Soil erosion and River erosion / Health, Agriculture, Irrigation / UC Nawakot and UC Chobara / Sumran Sheikh and Lohan Sheikh / XXXX / 5 X Coordination meetings and 5 X awareness session
Research on drought mitigation and adaptation measure / Jamal chapri, Tehsil 172 / UC Nawakot and UC Chobara / Naseem Bibi, Ismail and Zaman / XXXXX / Awareness session seasonal farming and counter crops