Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry
With an average rainfall of under 240 milli-meters a year, Pakistan is one of the world's most arid countries. The population and the economy are heavily dependent on an annual influx of water into the Indus river system that emanates from the...
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okr-10986-117462021-04-23T14:02:57Z Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry Briscoe, John Qamar, Usman AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE ARID COUNTRIES ASSET MANAGEMENT AVAILABILITY OF WATER CLIMATE CHANGE CONSTRUCTION CROP YIELDS CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DRAINAGE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS FARMERS FLOODING FLOODS GLACIERS GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER PUMPING HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES HYDRAULICS HYDROLOGY INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT IRRIGATION IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY LARGE DAMS LIMNOLOGY LOCAL WATER NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPERATORS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS QUANTITIES OF WATER RAINFALL RIVER FLOW RIVER SYSTEM RIVERS SALINITY SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SCARCE WATER SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE QUALITY SILT SMALL DAMS SNOWMELT SOIL SCIENCES STORAGE CAPACITY SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER SUPPLY TOWNS TRANSPARENCY URBAN WASTES USE OF WATER WASTEWATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER CHEMISTRY WATER ENTITLEMENTS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PROJECTS WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER SECTOR WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WELLS With an average rainfall of under 240 milli-meters a year, Pakistan is one of the world's most arid countries. The population and the economy are heavily dependent on an annual influx of water into the Indus river system that emanates from the neighboring countries and is mostly derived from rainfall and snow-melt in the Himalayas. Throughout history, people have adapted to the low and poorly distributed rainfall by either living along river banks or carefully husbanding and managing local water resources. In the nineteenth century, the advent of large-scale irrigation technology decisively shifted the balance between man and water. In the twentieth century, Pakistan faced several political and natural challenges to its water economy. There were successfully managed through the Indus water treaty with India and the shrewd application of science, technology, and economics, but Pakistan is once again facing a number of very serious water-related threats to its survival. 2012-08-13T15:54:24Z 2012-08-13T15:54:24Z 2008-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10026781/pakistans-water-economy-running-dry http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11746 English Water P-Notes; No. 17 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research South Asia Pakistan |
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AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE ARID COUNTRIES ASSET MANAGEMENT AVAILABILITY OF WATER CLIMATE CHANGE CONSTRUCTION CROP YIELDS CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DRAINAGE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS FARMERS FLOODING FLOODS GLACIERS GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER PUMPING HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES HYDRAULICS HYDROLOGY INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT IRRIGATION IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY LARGE DAMS LIMNOLOGY LOCAL WATER NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPERATORS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS QUANTITIES OF WATER RAINFALL RIVER FLOW RIVER SYSTEM RIVERS SALINITY SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SCARCE WATER SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE QUALITY SILT SMALL DAMS SNOWMELT SOIL SCIENCES STORAGE CAPACITY SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER SUPPLY TOWNS TRANSPARENCY URBAN WASTES USE OF WATER WASTEWATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER CHEMISTRY WATER ENTITLEMENTS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PROJECTS WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER SECTOR WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WELLS |
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AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE ARID COUNTRIES ASSET MANAGEMENT AVAILABILITY OF WATER CLIMATE CHANGE CONSTRUCTION CROP YIELDS CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DRAINAGE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS FARMERS FLOODING FLOODS GLACIERS GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER PUMPING HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES HYDRAULICS HYDROLOGY INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT IRRIGATION IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY LARGE DAMS LIMNOLOGY LOCAL WATER NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPERATORS POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS QUANTITIES OF WATER RAINFALL RIVER FLOW RIVER SYSTEM RIVERS SALINITY SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SCARCE WATER SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE QUALITY SILT SMALL DAMS SNOWMELT SOIL SCIENCES STORAGE CAPACITY SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER SUPPLY TOWNS TRANSPARENCY URBAN WASTES USE OF WATER WASTEWATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER CHEMISTRY WATER ENTITLEMENTS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PROJECTS WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER SECTOR WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WELLS Briscoe, John Qamar, Usman Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry |
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Water P-Notes; No. 17 |
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With an average rainfall of under 240
milli-meters a year, Pakistan is one of the world's
most arid countries. The population and the economy are
heavily dependent on an annual influx of water into the
Indus river system that emanates from the neighboring
countries and is mostly derived from rainfall and snow-melt
in the Himalayas. Throughout history, people have adapted to
the low and poorly distributed rainfall by either living
along river banks or carefully husbanding and managing local
water resources. In the nineteenth century, the advent of
large-scale irrigation technology decisively shifted the
balance between man and water. In the twentieth century,
Pakistan faced several political and natural challenges to
its water economy. There were successfully managed through
the Indus water treaty with India and the shrewd application
of science, technology, and economics, but Pakistan is once
again facing a number of very serious water-related threats
to its survival. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Briscoe, John Qamar, Usman |
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Briscoe, John Qamar, Usman |
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Briscoe, John |
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Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry |
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Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry |
| title_full |
Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry |
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Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry |
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Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry |
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pakistan’s water economy : running dry |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10026781/pakistans-water-economy-running-dry http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11746 |
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