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Karachi In Crisis: Water Shortages Spark Protests In Pakistan’s Largest City
April 8th, 2015
Via Future Directions, a report on how continuing water shortages in Karachi have sparked protests and demands that the provincial government do more to address the city’s growing crisis: Water scarcity is an ongoing challenge in the city of Karachi. Home to approximately 22 million people and rapidly expanding, the city’s neglected infrastructure cannot meet […]
Read more »Pakistan: Water Stressed To Water Starved
February 13th, 2015
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at Pakistan’s worsening water crisis: Energy-starved Pakistanis, their economy battered by chronic fuel and electricity shortages, may soon have to contend with a new resource crisis: major water shortages, the Pakistani government warned this week. A combination of global climate change and local waste and mismanagement have led to […]
Read more »South Asia’s Hydro-Politics
December 1st, 2014
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting examination of South Asia’s hydro-politics: IT IS a thrill trekking beside the upper Marsyangdi river in northern Nepal. On view are spectacular waterfalls and cliffs, snowy Himalayan peaks, exotic birds and butterflies. But just where tourists and villagers delight in nature, hydropower engineers and economists have long been frustrated; […]
Read more »South Asia’s Water Dilemma
September 26th, 2014
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting look at South Asia’s water challenges: Water is the most necessary constituent for the survival of living things on earth. Without water nothing can exist; it is the most precious gift of nature. Apart from the drinking usage, it is also vital for the economic and agricultural development of any […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Largest City Thirsts For Water
August 24th, 2014
Via Philly.com, a report on Pakistan’s water crisis: In this Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 photo, Pakistanis block a road with rocks during a protest against water and electricity shortages, in Karachi, Pakistan. On the outskirts of the slums of Pakistan’s biggest city, protesters burning tires and throwing stones have what sounds like a simple demand: […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Water Woes
April 26th, 2014
Via the Eurasia Review, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis: A month ago, one of the water experts in Pakistan warned that the “most dreaded water scarcity ever” has at last hit the country. The warning came not too soon and the surprise if any is that the warning has come too late. Unlike India, […]
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