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Presentation on Artificial
Recharge and IWRM at Community Level - The Balozai Project
in Balochistan
Dr. Abdul Majeed, Head (a.i) IUCN Balochistan Programme
and Head, IUCN Pakistan Water Programme participated in "National
Dialogue on IWRM as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation" (Islamabad,
June 2, 2007). In this national dialogue
he presented the Artificial Recharge and IWRM project at Balozai,
Balochistan.
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Himalayan Region Water
and Nature Initiative (Workshop Report)
This is the report of the mid-term
workshop for Himal WaNI organized by IUCN and hosted by Winrock
India. The objectives of the workshop were:
1. To allow all partners to present
their on-going work for Himal WaNI;
2. To enable partners to discuss with their colleagues from
other countries how they are addressing specific technical
issues such as e.g. the FLOW roadmap, the best practices work
on integrated watershed management, and trans-boundary watercourse
management;
3. To support existing and emerging collaboration and negotiation
mechanisms to promote an ecosystem approach to water management.
The workshop was held on 10 April 2007 at the premises of
Winrock India in New Delhi.
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Water Requirements of
Major of Different Agro-ecological Zones of Balochistan
Water resources of Balochistan,
an arid province of Pakistan, are extremely scarce and limited.
It is highly imperative that these resources be used most
judiciously to ensure sustainable
agriculture development and productivity. This, in turn requires
knowledge of crop water requirements (CWR) in various agro-climatic
zones of the province. Lack of this information often results
in farmers over or under irrigating their fields with consequent
loss in yields and production. Various agencies in the country
have determined CWR values for the Indus Basin; however, for
Balochistan the water requirements of various popular crops
have not been estimated.
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Artificial Recharge with
IWRM Approach (Flyer)
Integrated water resources management IWRM is a systematic process
for sustainable development, allocation and monitoring of water
resources use in the context of environmental objectives. This
flyer contains the novel concept of artificial recharge using
IWRM approach to bring equilibrium between abstraction and recharge
in ground water resources. This flyer also contains the project
goal, objectives, components, achievements and the future steps
of the project.
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Water Management Practices
in Balochistan
Balochistan is a water scarce province of Pakistan and is known
as the 'fruit basket' of Pakistan because of production high
quality fruit, which is the major source of income especially
in the uplands of the province. Agriculture and livestock rearing
have been the main source of income for majority of the population.
The status is in peril because of dearth of water in this document
the water management practices adopted by the farmers in different
areas have been highlighted.
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Water Programme
Water is the single most important input in agriculture on which
Pakistan’s agrarian based economy depends. The document
comprises of Goal, objectives, components and methodology of
IUCN Pakistan Water Programme.
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Efficient Irrigation Systems
Irrigation practices followed in Balochistan Province are primitive
and highly inefficient. Modern Irrigation technologies for field
crops and orchards can help increase water use efficiencies
to 90%.The document comprises description of high efficiency
Irrigation systems, advantages and system costs etc.
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| Water Shortage in Pakistan
State Bank of Pakistan Annual Report for 2003-04
(Special Section – 2)
By Iffat Mustafa
Per capita water availability is declining in Pakistan
over the time due to the combined impact of rising population,
falling water flows and erosion in the storage capacity. The
per capita water availability has declined low from 2002.6
cubic meters in 1950-51 to 1136.5 cubic meters in 2003-04
(see Figure 2.1.1).
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Pakistan: Winter rains alleviate drought conditions:-
ISLAMABAD, 4 Apr 2005 (IRIN) - Higher than average winter rainfall
has pulled Pakistan out of drought conditions which had plagued
the country for seven years. The drought caused a water shortage
of up to 50 percent last year, according to the country's leading
water authority. "The water supply is satisfactory now.
We have enough water for summer cultivation.
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| Water as a Human Right:-
This paper provides an excellent platform for critical thinking
and informed debate about water as human right. The publication
raise critical questions and their answers about water rights,
benefits and content of rights, what mechanism would be required
for its effective implementation etc. In addition it also
provides the material and analysis necessary to address them
seriously.
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Water Crisis; A Special Report
The immediate water shortage crisis in Pakistan is severe,
and experts maintain that the long-term forecast is even bleaker.
Meteorologists, who blame the prolonged drought on the La
Nina weather phenomenon, warn that the country has entered
a dry cycle and can expect drought-like conditions to return
every six years. Experts predict that with prevailing consumption
rates and a population growth of 4 million people a year,
one out of three people in Pakistan will face critical shortages
of water, "threatening their very survival".
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Synthesis Report of IUCN Activities
in Water
By Dr. Abdul Majeed
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Natural and Artificial Recharge
Techniques for Balochistan:- In Balochistan, because
of extreme aridity and dearth of perennial sources of surface
water, groundwater has been considered the only dependable
source of water to meet the growing needs. This document describes
various techniques to boost natural recharge along with discussions
on the applicability of each technique in the Balochistan
environment and physical conditions.
By Dr. Abdul Majeed
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Balochistan – Water Sector
Issues and Options:- Water has a critical role in
the province’s economy, as it has a direct bearing on
all sectors of economy. The problems of water sector in the
province arise more from poor governance and lack of interest
and commitment by the Public and Private sectors in solving
the problems of water than from natural causes.
By Dr. Abdul Majeed
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Issues in Water Sector:-
As in other arid regions of the world, Pakistan faces numerous
problems in water sector. The following report provide possible
remedies that IUCN can advocate in solving
these problems. This report provides a listing of problems
like scarcity, waterlogging, salinity, inequitable distribution
etc.
By Dr. Abdul Majeed
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| "Property Rights and Natural
Resources - Socio-Economic Heterogeneity and Distributional
Implications of Common Property Resource Management"
by Bhim Adhikari
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THE Status of Drinking Water
in N.W.F.P
IRDP - MARDAN
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Pakistan Water Knowledge Network:-
The paper explore how knowledge management activities
are relevant to water management and how they complement hydro-informatics;
it will also provide a synthesis on the practices and lessons
learnt during the initial phase of development of the Pakistan
Water Gateway. Mr. Asad Uz Zaman wrote this document and presented
it in Water Information Summit.
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An Overview of the History and
Impacts of the Water Issue in Pakistan:- Altaf A.
Memon, Ph.D, wrote this document to present it at the International
Conference on “Sindh, the Water Issue and the Future
of Pakistan”
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Water for the 21st Century:-
This monograph is one of the 29 sectoral and programme papers
produced to support the preparation of the Pakistan National
Conservation Strategy (NCS). The objective
of the NCS is to identify strategic initiatives to conserve
the country's natural resources, which are the base for lasting
improvements in the quality of life. This sector papers were
commissioned from mid-1988 to mid-1990 and printed in 1992
and 1993.
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Policy Document on Drought Preparedness
& Crisis Management:- The document was purposed
to understand framework on drought preparedness and mitigation
along with crisis management in the area wise largest Province
of Pakistan. The document describes a practical step-by- step
process for identifying actions that can be taken to reduce
potential drought related impacts before a drought occurs.
(Source: Environment Foundation Balochistan)
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Pakistan Water Indicators:-
A compiled document of basic water sector information focusing
on water resources, its use, and its relation with poverty
etc.
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Water
Quality Survey of Rawalpindi and Islamabad:- Bacteriological
contamination and upward trend in Nitrate contents, observed
in drinking water of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.TheNetwork for
consumer protection in Pakistan conducted a drinking water
quality survey in July 2001 in the city of Rawalpindi and
Islamabad.
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| PAKISTAN
WATER SECTOR STRATEGY:- The Government of Pakistan,
with the support of the Asian Development Bank, instituted
the Water Resources Strategy Study. It was undertaken by the
Ministry of Water and Power, Office of the Chief Engineering
Advisor/Chairman Federal Flood Commission. The Study began
in July 2001 with the main objective of preparing a road map
for future development of the water sector toward more efficient
service delivery and optimum utilisation of resources to meet
the competing demands of all water users in the future.
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| Global
Water Outlook to 2025 - Averting an Impending Crisis:-
Based on a global model of supply and demand for food and
water, this report shows that if current water policies continue,
farmers will indeed find it difficult to meet the world’s
food needs.
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Water for Life:-
SCOPE has developed a "Water for Life
Programme", which sole purpose is to support
livelihood of dry-land communities by collecting and storing
rainwater and make it available for humans and the livestock
for drinking purposes. The phase I was extremely successful
in which we developed one delay action dam at Gadap and a
reservoir at Moedan.
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| Pilot
Water Quality Monitoring Program:- Sindh Environmental
Protection Agency (SEPA) conceives a study to monitor the
quality of water through out the province. A pilot project
was assigned by Ministry of Forest Wildlife & Environment
to Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, Karachi to undertake
a study "Pilot Water Quality Monitoring Program"
under the auspices of National - Drainage Programs Sindh.
The time frame for the completion of this project is four
months.
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