Pakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry

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dc.creatorBriscoe, John
dc.creatorQamar, Usman
dc.date2012-08-13T15:54:24Z
dc.date2012-08-13T15:54:24Z
dc.date2008-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:15Z
dc.descriptionWith 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10026781/pakistans-water-economy-running-dry
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11746
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/11746
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416594
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationWater P-Notes; No. 17
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER USE
dc.subjectARID COUNTRIES
dc.subjectASSET MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF WATER
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectCUBIC METER OF WATER
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF WATER
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER PUMPING
dc.subjectHYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
dc.subjectHYDRAULICS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectLIMNOLOGY
dc.subjectLOCAL WATER
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectOPERATORS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectQUANTITIES OF WATER
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRIVER FLOW
dc.subjectRIVER SYSTEM
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSILT
dc.subjectSMALL DAMS
dc.subjectSNOWMELT
dc.subjectSOIL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectURBAN WASTES
dc.subjectUSE OF WATER
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER CHEMISTRY
dc.subjectWATER ENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER PROJECTS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titlePakistan’s Water Economy : Running Dry

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