Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation

Balochistan is an arid region with limited and seasonal surface water resources. It is also home to the ancient Karez water supply system that has long served as a buffer against droughts. About one-third of the 3,000 such systems that were believe...

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Main Authors:	Ashraf, Muhammad, ul Hasan, Faizan
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION DROUGHT WATER RIGHTS HYDROLOGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/410961579803784924/Groundwater-Management-in-Balochistan-Pakistan-A-Case-Study-of-Karez-Rehabilitation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33241

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spelling	okr-10986-332412021-09-16T20:51:24Z Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation Ashraf, Muhammad ul Hasan, Faizan GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION DROUGHT WATER RIGHTS HYDROLOGY Balochistan is an arid region with limited and seasonal surface water resources. It is also home to the ancient Karez water supply system that has long served as a buffer against droughts. About one-third of the 3,000 such systems that were believed to be in place in 1970 are still functioning. Aside from its cultural and historical significance, the Karez system has helped transform the agrarian landscape of the uplands, improving socioeconomic conditions. However, recurring droughts since the 1960s resulted in reduced recharge to groundwater supporting the Karez systems at a time of growing demands. To maintain their livelihoods, farmers installed tubewells, aided by energy subsidies from the provincial government. 2020-01-27T18:10:10Z 2020-01-27T18:10:10Z 2020-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/410961579803784924/Groundwater-Management-in-Balochistan-Pakistan-A-Case-Study-of-Karez-Rehabilitation W19068 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33241 English Water Knowledge Note; 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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description	Balochistan is an arid region with limited and seasonal surface water resources. It is also home to the ancient Karez water supply system that has long served as a buffer against droughts. About one-third of the 3,000 such systems that were believed to be in place in 1970 are still functioning. Aside from its cultural and historical significance, the Karez system has helped transform the agrarian landscape of the uplands, improving socioeconomic conditions. However, recurring droughts since the 1960s resulted in reduced recharge to groundwater supporting the Karez systems at a time of growing demands. To maintain their livelihoods, farmers installed tubewells, aided by energy subsidies from the provincial government.
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author	Ashraf, Muhammad ul Hasan, Faizan
author_facet	Ashraf, Muhammad ul Hasan, Faizan
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title	Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation
title_short	Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation
title_full	Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation
title_fullStr	Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation
title_full_unstemmed	Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation
title_sort	groundwater management in balochistan, pakistan : a case study of karez rehabilitation
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/410961579803784924/Groundwater-Management-in-Balochistan-Pakistan-A-Case-Study-of-Karez-Rehabilitation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33241
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Groundwater Management in Balochistan, Pakistan : A Case Study of Karez Rehabilitation

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