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Youth Association of Development (YAD) Pakistan

Categories: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Access to climate change funding for health, Climate change & health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Eastern Mediterranean

Youth Association of Development (YAD) Pakistan

Youth Association for Development (YAD) Pakistan is a non-profit organization working in Baluchistan to address climate change, health resilience, and sustainable development. As one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in Pakistan, Baluchistan faces extreme weather events, water scarcity, and environmental degradation, which significantly impact public health. YAD has been at the forefront of tackling these challenges by conducting climate change and health vulnerability assessments, developing community-based adaptation strategies, and advocating for climate-resilient healthcare systems.

YAD's technical expertise aligns with the CoP26 Health Programme Commitments through data-driven assessments, policy engagement, and on-the-ground interventions. YAD supports the development of health national adaptation plans (HNAPs), facilitate access to climate financing for health initiatives, and promote sustainable, low-carbon healthcare systems. YAD collaborates with government agencies, research institutions, and international partners to integrate climate resilience into Baluchistan’s healthcare infrastructure, ensuring marginalized communities have access to climate-adaptive health services.

Through capacity-building programs, digital innovation, and advocacy, YAD strengthens Baluchistan’s response to climate-induced health risks, fostering a sustainable and equitable health system that aligns with global climate action goals.

Supporting the following commitments:

  • Commitment 1: Conduct climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments (V&As) at population level and/or health care facility level.
  • Commitment 2: Develop a health national adaptation plan (HNAP) informed by the health V&A, which forms part of the National Adaptation Plan.
  • Commitment 3: Use the V&A and HNAP to facilitate access to climate change funding for health.
  • Commitment 6: Develop an action plan or roadmap by a set date to develop a sustainable low carbon health system (including supply chains).

Country experience:

Pakistan: Commitments 1, 2, 3, and 6.

Links:

Site in English: www.yad.org.pk