Water management in Pakistan's Indus Basin: challenges and opportunities

S Janjua, I Hassan, S Muhammad, S Ahmed… - Water Policy, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Abstract The Indus River System is a major source of life in Pakistan. A vast array of
Pakistan's agricultural and domestic consumption needs are critically dependent on the …

[图书][B] Environmental flows in water resources policies, plans, and projects: findings and recommendations

R Hirji, R Davis - 2009 - books.google.com
This book advances the understanding and integration in operational terms of
environmental flows (water allocation) into integrated water resources management (IWRM) …

Balancing smart irrigation and hydropower investments for sustainable water conservation in the Indus basin

A Ilyas, S Parkinson, A Vinca, E Byers… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Indus River Basin (IRB) region of South Asia is severely water-stressed with
irrigation receiving 90–95% of total surface water allocations and depletion of fossil …

Analysing and evaluating environmental flows through hydrological methods in the regulated Indus River Basin

K Mehmood, B Tischbein, R Mahmood… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental flows (EFs), essential for upholding the ecological integrity of rivers and
aquatic habitats, have been disrupted significantly by diverting water for agricultural …

An assessment of the spatial and temporal distribution of soil salinity in combination with field and satellite data: a case study in Sujawal District

KA Solangi, AA Siyal, Y Wu, B Abbasi, F Solangi… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Soil salinization is a serious environmental issue that significantly influences crop yield and
soil fertility, especially in coastal areas. Numerous studies have been conducted on the …

Challenge and response in the Indus Basin

M Condon, D Kriens, A Lohani, E Sattar - Water Policy, 2014 - iwaponline.com
The authors examine the complex history of the development of the Indus Basin and the
challenges faced by Pakistan during the evolution of the Indus Basin Irrigation System and …

[HTML][HTML] Freshwater competition among agricultural, industrial, and municipal sectors in a water-scarce country. Lessons of Pakistan's fifty-year development of …

AW Siyal, PW Gerbens-Leenes… - Water Resources and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture, industry and municipal water supply compete over scarce freshwater. This study
calculated sectoral blue water footprints (WFs) in water scarce Pakistan between 1971 and …

Sustaining river ecosystems: balancing use and protection

J O'Keeffe - Progress in Physical Geography, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Sustainable management of natural resources is a well-accepted concept, but there are few
practical guidelines for its application. This paper suggests methods for the sustainable …

An assessment of the Pakistan water apportionment accord of 1991

D Hassan, SJ Burian, R Bano, W Ahmed, M Arfan… - Resources, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Water Apportionment Accord (WAA) of Pakistan was instituted in 1991 to allocate Indus
River water among Pakistan's provinces. This paper assesses the performance of the WAA …

[HTML][HTML] Catchment-scale assessment of drought impact on environmental flow in the Indus Basin, Pakistan

KU Rahman, S Shang, KS Balkhair… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2024 - nhess.copernicus.org
The impact of drought on environmental flow (EF) in 27 catchments of the Indus Basin is
studied from 1980–2018 using indicators of hydrologic alterations (IHAs). The standardized …