Nation.com.pk: Water experts, economists stress need of converting water resources into a competitive advantage

Water Experts and Economists have emphasized the need of converting the water resources of Pakistan into a competitive advantage for the national economy for growth, employment generation, rural poverty alleviation and prosperity for the masses.

Former Member WAPDA and a Senior Advisor to the Global Water Partnership (GWP), UNDP and International Water Management Institute IWMI Khalid Mohtadullah said that presently there is no approved water policy in the country while in the wake of climate change and related water management crisis, its need has become most urgent.

He said that too many institutions managing water and too many laws governing it serves no purpose. There is no single organization responsible for the integrity of water resources of the Indus river basin-thus no one is responsible or could be held accountable for failures in water resources management.

 

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Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/17-Nov-2015/water-experts-economists-stress-need-of-converting-water-resources-into-a-competitive-advantage

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