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The Indus River And Agriculture In Pakistan

Via Future Directions International, a look at the Indus River and agriculture in Pakistan: Key Points Agriculture is the second-largest sector of the Pakistani economy, accounting for approximately 21 per cent of GDP. It is highly dependent upon the Indus River system as farmland is mainly irrigated by water from the Indus River and its […]

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Lake Chad: Rising Tensions As Water Dwindles

Via AllAfrica, a report on how droughts, agricultural irrigation and climate change have reduced Lake Chad’s extent to one-tenth of its former size over the past 35 years and is now giving rise to tensions over its allocation & use: Kanada Souley casts his nets in the low waters of Lake Chad. The 40-year-old is […]

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