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Pakistan : Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy, Water Economy : Running Dry

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T20:16:58Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T20:16:58Z
dc.date.issued2005-11
dc.description.abstractThe water economy of Pakistan depends fundamentally on a gigantic and complex hydraulic infrastructure system. There are now a set of related challenges which have to be addressed - how to maintain what has been built, what major new system-wide infrastructure needs to be built, what infrastructure needs to be built for populations who have not been served and for environmental protection, and how to build institutions that will manage the resource effectively in the looming era of scarcity. First is rehabilitation and maintenance. Many elements of the vast hydraulic system are now reaching the end of their design lives, and have to be rebuilt. There is an enormous backlog of deferred maintenance. Second is the urgent need for construction of major new storage on the Indus. Third, there are needs for large investments in meeting the needs of those who do not have water and sanitation services in cities, towns and villages. Fourth, Pakistan has been accumulating an "environmental debt" by not investing in municipal and industrial wastewater. It is clear that this has to change, and that it is going to take large amounts of investments. Fifth and finally, Pakistan has to walk o n two legs - investing simultaneously in infrastructure and in developing the institutions required for the sustainable management of increasingly-scarce water. The resource requirements for all of these priorities are very large. Government faces three essential tasks. First, is to set priorities for the short and medium term. Second, to define the principles which will govern what proportions of the initial and recurrent costs are paid by taxpayers and by users. Third, government has to ensure that the limited financial resources are used very efficiently. This is obviously not happening in the "business-as-usual" model at present. It is going to mean exploring a whole set of mechanisms for introducing competition, for paying for output not inputs, and for increasing accountability.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6492396/pakistan-country-water-resources-assistance-strategy-water-economy-running-dry
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8343
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8343
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAQUIFER
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectARID COUNTRIES
dc.subjectASSET MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF WATER
dc.subjectBARRAGES
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCHEMISTRY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOD
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDIVERSION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFLUENT
dc.subjectEFFLUENT TREATMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER IRRIGATION
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER PUMPING
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER TABLE
dc.subjectHIGH LEVELS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
dc.subjectHYDRAULICS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER PROJECT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectLARGE RESERVOIRS
dc.subjectLIMNOLOGY
dc.subjectLOCAL WATER
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF WATER
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPLUMBING
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectPRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WELLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPUMPING
dc.subjectPUMPS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL INTENSITY
dc.subjectRECHARGE
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIPARIAN
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVER FLOW
dc.subjectRIVER SYSTEM
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectROOT ZONE
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectRURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSALINE WATER
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION COVERAGE
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEDIMENTS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectSILT
dc.subjectSNOW
dc.subjectSOIL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATERS
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER CHEMISTRY
dc.subjectWATER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWATER ENGINEERING
dc.subjectWATER ENGINEERS
dc.subjectWATER ENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWATER MANAGERS
dc.subjectWATER NEED
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWATER STRATEGY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TABLES
dc.subjectWATER TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titlePakistan : Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy, Water Economy : Running Dryen
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okr.date.disclosure2005-12-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:17:42.261483Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Rural Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6492396/pakistan-country-water-resources-assistance-strategy-water-economy-running-dry
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20051221165623
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6492396
okr.identifier.report34081
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/12/21/000160016_20051221165623/Rendered/PDF/340810PK.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.sectorAgriculture
okr.sectorfishing
okr.sectorand forestry :: Irrigation and drainage
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitAgriculture & Rural Development (SASDA)
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