Columbia Climate School: Traditional Water Management Practices in Pakistan Threatened by Climate Change and Globalization

The importance of glacial meltwater in this region of the world means its governance is intensely researched and the subject of numerous international organizations.

The importance of glacial meltwater in this region of the world means its governance is intensely researched and the subject of numerous international organizations. Aditi Mukherji, a researcher at the International Water Management Institute New Delhi, explained to GlacierHub that “in the case of the Indus, glacial melt accounts for a large share of the river flow because it does not receive as much monsoon rains [as basins further east, such as the Ganges. Therefore] glacial melt is crucial to Pakistan.”

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