KARACHI: US Ambassador Donald Blome recently visited the Port City, Thatta and Jhimpir to highlight the US-Pakistan Green Alliance framework and further strengthen the bilateral partnership between the two countries.
During his visit to the Metropolis, Ambassador Blome toured a US government-funded UNICEF project, where he was able to see how a solar powered reverse osmosis desalination plant installed at the community mosque is making a positive difference in the lives of Afghan refugees and Pakistani host community members.
During his visit to the Metropolis, Ambassador Blome toured a US government-funded UNICEF project, where he was able to see how a solar powered reverse osmosis desalination plant installed at the community mosque is making a positive difference in the lives of Afghan refugees and Pakistani host community members.
Donald Blome observed mobile nutrition screening and heard how the project is helping children and pregnant and nursing mothers from the surrounding area, which does not have a local health clinic.
US Envoy congratulated recent graduates at the Vocational Training Institute for Women, where UNHCR, through US funding, supports skills training for Afghan refugee and Pakistani host community women.
In Jhimpir, Ambassador Blome visited the USAID-funded power grid station and the US International Development Finance Corporation-funded Hawa Energy Limited wind power project.
The plant contributes 50 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy to Pakistan’s national grid, enough to power more than 10,000 homes.
USAID support for power transmission infrastructure has also enabled 780 MW of wind power to flow to Pakistan’s power grid.
H. E. Donald Blome discussed the partnerships between US and Pakistani universities that strengthen research in water and environment-related fields during his visit of Center for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology – initially established through a $12 million cooperative agreement between MUET and USAID.
As part of the US-Pakistan Green Alliance framework, the United States is working with partners throughout Pakistan to support clean energy and sustainable water management in the country.
“I’m incredibly pleased to be able to travel through Sindh province today and meet with our partners supporting the US-Pakistan Green Alliance framework,” said Ambassador Blome.
“This trip is a chance to see and highlight US investment in the region, and how it is focused on supporting Pakistan as it strengthens climate resilience, pursues energy transformation, and fosters inclusive economic growth.
“The Green Alliance framework is helping us jointly meet the climate, energy, water, and economic needs of the present and future.”
Ambassador Blome also visited Makli Necropolis, one of the largest historic burial grounds in the world.
Donald Blome toured the site with the Sindh Minister of Culture and a representative of the Heritage Foundation to see the results of the $260,000 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project to preserve and stabilize the 400-year-old tombs of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad, two of the most prominent structures at Makli Hill.
During the past 20 years, the AFCP has provided $7.1 million to support 32 projects conserving, preserving, and restoring Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage.
At the National Museum of Pakistan Envoy Donald Blome took keen interest at various displays including those highlighting sites in Sindh and Balochistan.
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