Supporting better management of groundwater in Pakistan: A collaborative approach

Michael Mitchell; Catherine Allan; Saira  Akhtar; Syed Khair; Tehmina Mangan; Kanza Javad

Abstract

Like Australia, Pakistan is a country of droughts and flooding rains. Pakistan is among the top ten countries most severely impacted by climate change and is expected to be declared water scarce by 2025. The Indus Basin irrigation system no longer provides enough supply for Pakistan’s agricultural needs, meaning farmers increasingly rely on groundwater. The Australian government is supporting a four-year research project to provide Pakistan’s irrigation managers with strategies to improve groundwater management and farming family livelihoods. We present a series of case studies from this project to demonstrate benefits of a collaborative approach.

Original language	English
Pages	131
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019
Event	Australasian Groundwater Conference - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Duration: 24 Nov 2019 → 27 Nov 2019 https://www.groundwaterconference.com.au/

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Conference	Australasian Groundwater Conference
Abbreviated title	Groundwater in a changing world
Country	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	24/11/19 → 27/11/19
Internet address	https://www.groundwaterconference.com.au/

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