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The Parched Tiger: Indian Dam Reduces Pakistan’s Indus Share
May 28th, 2018
Via The Asia Times, a report on how Pakistan is bracing for a potentially grave water crisis as India inaugurates new dam that will divert the crucial Kishanganga River: Pakistan is bracing for a grave water crisis because of climate change and India’s tacit ‘control and management policy’ on the flow of water from the […]
Read more »Pakistan’s National Water Policy: Triumphant or Tokenistic?
May 16th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, commentary on Pakistan’s National Water Policy: On 24 April 2018, Pakistan’s Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the country’s first-ever National Water Policy (NWP). Following the meeting, the Prime Minister and four Chief Ministers signed the Pakistan Water Charter, pledging commitment to the NWP. The NWP, if it is enacted, will […]
Read more »Pakistan’s New National Water Policy
May 8th, 2018
Via Third Pole.net, an opinion piece on Pakistan’s new National Water Policy: The approval of a water policy package comprising a policy and a Charter by Pakistan’s Council of Common Interests on April 23 represents a historic milestone given the lingering, perennial disputes between the Punjab and Sindh provinces which had impeded the formulation of […]
Read more »Is Pakistan Running Out Of Water?
May 8th, 2018
Via Third Pole.net, commentary on Pakistan’s water woes: The sight of water flowing from taps may soon be a luxury, with people having to queue up at tankers for just a bucket load of water for their daily needs. Meanwhile, affluent neighbourhoods in gated communities may install desalination plants paid for (by volume) by wealthy […]
Read more »Karachi’s Water Supply Threatened By Theft, Corruption, and Disrepair
April 28th, 2018
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting look at how theft, corruption, and disrepair hamper water access for millions in Pakistan’s largest city: Pakistan, on the whole, is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. Inadequate supplies are already the case in Karachi, the country’s largest city, where theft, corruption, and disrepair hamper water access for […]
Read more »CPEC’s Environmental and Water Impact In Pakistan
April 18th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, a report on the impact that China’s efforts to bring coal power to Pakistan is having upon that nation’s water resources and overall environment: Pakistan’s virgin beaches are located in District Gwadar, which is the major coastal town of Balochistan, and also said to be the epicenter of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). […]
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