The Environmental Protection Agency Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (EPA KP) has launched a digital Climate Action Plan Management System (CAPMS) to strengthen climate governance, enable data-driven decision-making, and accelerate implementation of the province’s climate commitments. A multi-departmental training workshop introduced the platform and outlined how real-time tracking and interdepartmental coordination will improve delivery on hundreds of climate actions.
CAPMS is designed to record and monitor progress on the Provincial Climate Action Plan (CAP), improve coordination between departments, and produce evidence-based reports to inform policy. The platform aims to replace cumbersome manual monitoring with automated, transparent processes to ensure timely implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures.
The Provincial CAP includes 515 actions spanning adaptation, mitigation, and cross-cutting themes. Oversight of implementation is provided by the Provincial Climate Change Policy Implementation Committee (PCCPIC), chaired by the Secretary of the Climate Change Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. CAPMS will serve as the central tool for tracking these actions against agreed targets and reporting requirements.
Development of the system was supported by the SEED programme, financed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and implemented by Adam Smith International. Working with the Department of Forests, Environment and Wildlife, SEED helped review the CAP, establish a quarterly monitoring framework, and develop an IT-based dashboard hosted at the EPA’s Directorate General. The digital dashboard is intended to bring greater transparency, accountability, and efficiency to provincial climate action.
Representatives from 18 provincial departments attended the workshop and will input their respective data into CAPMS, enabling real-time monitoring and more coordinated climate strategies across sectors. The session included demonstrations of system functionality, data workflows, and procedures for departmental reporting.
Speaking at the event, Samiullah Khan, Director General EPA, said the involvement of 18 departments had made manual monitoring nearly impossible and underscored the urgent need for a digital solution. He emphasized that digitalization is essential for ensuring effective implementation of both mitigation and adaptation strategies and affirmed the provincial government’s commitment to building a coordinated, sustainable, and climate-resilient future.
The workshop concluded with a question-and-answer session addressing implementation challenges and technical integration. Representatives from SEED and technology partner Codistan responded to queries on system integration and functionality, and participants discussed next steps for roll-out and capacity-building across departments.
Latif Ur Rehman, Spokesperson for the Climate Change, Forests, Environment and Wildlife Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, provided the information for this report.
