Publication: Pakistan: Getting More from Water
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Date
2019-01-01
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2019-01-01
Author(s)
Young, William J.
Anwar, Arif
Bhatti, Tousif
Davies, Stephen
Garthwaite III, William R.
Gilmont, E. Michael
Leb, Christina
Lytton, Lucy
Makin, Ian
Abstract
This report builds on prior work to
provide a new, comprehensive, and balanced view of water
security in Pakistan, stressing the importance of the
diverse social, environmental, and economic outcomes from
water. The report highlights the complex water issues that
Pakistan must tackle to improve water security and sheds new
light on conventional assumptions around water. It seeks to
elevate water security as an issue critical for national
development. The report assesses current water security and
identifies important water-related challenges that may
hinder progress in economic and human development. It
identifies unmitigated water-related risks, as well as
opportunities where water can contribute to economic growth
and poverty reduction. The report analyzes how the
performance and architecture of the water sector are related
to broader economic, social, and environmental outcomes. It
models alternative economic trajectories to identify where
intervention can lead to a more water-secure future. A
consideration of water sector architecture and performance
and how these determine outcome leads to recommendations for
improving aspects of sector performance and adjusting sector
architecture for better outcomes. The sector performance
analysis considers (a) management of the water resource, (b)
delivery of water services, and (c) mitigation of
water-related risks. The description of sector architecture
considers water governance, infrastructure, and financing.
Citation
“Young, William J.; Anwar, Arif; Bhatti, Tousif; Borgomeo, Edoardo; Davies, Stephen; Garthwaite III, William R.; Gilmont, E. Michael; Leb, Christina; Lytton, Lucy; Makin, Ian; Saeed, Basharat. 2019. Pakistan; Pakistan : Getting More from Water. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/31160 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”