Title: Post-Project Sustainability: Case Study on Pakistan’s Agricultural Investments and Services Projects After Natural Disasters
Stream: Climate change
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Umer Saleem, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract:
There are countless new social projects and programs realized worldwide every year. However, social programs that seem to be effective and needed at the time are designed; but do not last beyond the initial stage, disappointing the hopes placed in them and wasting the human and financial investments made in the projects. This study looks at the sustainability of agricultural project implemented in 2010-2011 after natural disasters, under the titled ‘Agricultural Investments and Services Project (AISP) in Pakistan. This research try to answer the questions as, are the AISP project sustainable, to what extent do AISP project continue after donor funding stop? What are the main factors that affected the achievement of sustainability of these projects? Primary data was acquired during fieldwork in Vihari district conducted in August 2017 for the study. Interviews were done as semi-structured interviews which took over the course of three weeks. For analyzing and evaluating sustainability of these projects, rural development outcome criteria was used which allowed us to see the three dimensions as economic, socio-political and ecological, as well as allowed us to exam these projects if they are viable or not. Analysis showed that after donor funding ended, the activities continued mainly because they were owned by the state, governmental institutions both at local and national level were actively involved in its implementation. The AISP were to foster, and integrate, environmentally sustainable projects, by devolving responsibility to the local level and applying a community-based approach for their management.
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