Indus Earth Trust (IET) is a Pakistan-based non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable development. Established in 2000 to assist neglected coastal areas in Pakistan, IET recognized the difficulties of identifying a single issue impeding development. The IET’s approach to planned interventions has thus been Integrated Development.

Indus Earth Trust formed Karachi-based Network Indus Community-based Disaster Risk Management CBDRM Network which aims to Building Climate Change Resilient Karachi through CBDRM Approach. The Indus Community-based Disaster Risk Management CBDRM Network (ICBDRMN) consists of five CBOs’ members from the different parts of the Karachi.

We live in a time of uncertainty. Human-caused and natural catastrophes are becoming more common, and the risks associated, the likelihood of their occurrence, and the magnitude of their potential impact are not uniformly distributed. Indus CBDRM Network brings community is on the map, to assess their current infrastructure looks like, how many resources they have available, and other factors will all influence how prepared they are for the unknown.

Indus CBDRM Network examines the features of resilient communities and adapt their tactics to increase community resilience elsewhere. Communities everywhere, especially when equipped with the appropriate resources, have a chance of minimizing and adapting to upcoming changes.

Indus CBDRM Network is based on the concept that communities have an intrinsic ability to help themselves and that organizing and receiving technical and financial support allows them to better manage their limited resources. ICN will give social, technical, and financial help to the climatic vulnerable communities as well as capacity building, policy advocacy, and donor linkages with communities.