Water-Stressed Pakistan Increasing Demand, Declining Availability, and Challenges of Management

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作者
Ranjan, Amit [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Inst South Asian Studies, Singapore, Singapore
关键词
Diamer-Bhasha; Indus Waters Treaty; interprovincial water disputes; water management; Water and Power Development Authority;
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10.1525/AS.2019.59.6.1116
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K9 [地理];
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0705 ;
摘要
The widening gap between water supply and demand is the biggest threat and challenge before Pakistan. Of the available water, much is polluted. Both scarcity and pollution threaten the agriculture sector, on which the country's economy depends.
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页码:1116 / 1136
页数:21
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