Big Questions

Even conservative estimates indicate that the population of Pakistan will grow to 208 million by the year 2025. About 50 per cent of the population will be living in the urban areas thus exerting additional pressure on the already strained existing facilities. Situation at present is very precarious due to our typical lethargic policies. Our political leadership must wake up before it is too late.

An ambitious study conducted by Carnegie Corporation of New York USA projected Pakistan as severely water scarce country in South Asia in 2025. Pakistan will require 335 billion cubic meters of water whereas it will have no more than 233 billion cubic meters available. We need to appeal to the government and all non-government organisations to come forward and formulate united efforts to put an end to shortfall of 102 billion cubic meters.

In this connection, dynamic leadership promotes and formulates united efforts to construct Dams and reservoir in the country to put an end to shortfall of 102 billion cubic meters. If water sources were not developed, a human and economic Cates trophy will surely occur. That is why a dynamic leadership is needed for Pakistan to uplift water resources and resolve other water related issues on emergency basis. To achieve this target, we should focus on the water challenges which call for Strategic Planning & Management (SPM) across all sectors of the national economy as well as our political horizon. National water action agenda needs to be drawn up through active Youth, Gender and other stake-holder’s participation. In this connection, we should work in partnership with all parties including local communities, private sector, NGOs, and other stakeholders. Participation of Youth and Gender is a sustainable dividend in long run to change mindset of society towards emerging issues in water sector.

Without water humans and other living organisms die, farmers cannot grow crops, businesses cannot operate and environment cannot get better rather the whole human life comes to standstill without water, Ecosystem is completely threatened in the absence of water. Blue Revolution is the only way out in the world.

Sustainability is not only about what happens on the landscape to natural resources but also about what happens in the hearts and minds of citizens. We believe the best way to sustain the forest and water resources is to sustain the people who take care of it, if we fail to make this decision on time, we will face unbearable consequences in the time to come and bring the whole humanity to the stone age of poverty and extreme hunger, this is what nobody would like, particularly the committed and true leadership of the world. The vision of any idea including this one, can only be acknowledge by action and not by words, this is the reality which needs to be approached on time. Thank you for your paying your kind attention to this important issue.