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Needs for transformation of water security in Pakistan
Experts at a multi-stakeholder consultative workshop said that Pakistan needs to establish an effective network of all segments of the society from scientists to policy makers to civil society with a focus on mainstreaming youth and gender to address growing water security prevailing across the country.
Blogs
Young researchers who are transforming agri-food systems for rural prosperity
IWMI’s Sidra Khalid and Najeeb Ullah won this year’s Transformative Research Challenge hosted by the World Food Forum.
In the media
The Nation: Ground recharge wells solution to growing water scarcity in capital’s households: Experts
The experts on Tuesday said groundwater recharge well was a cheaper and efficient technology based on natural solutions to conserve rainwater for household use, revive aquifer and mitigate the risk of urban flooding through most modern technology available at the local level.
In the media
Bol News: An Ode to the Elixir of Life
A huge gap between the levels of recharge and extraction of groundwater is causing steady drop in the aquifers both in the rural and urban areas of Pakistan.
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How Pakistan can prevent another flood disaster
In an op-ed, Mohsin Hafeez explains the science-based actions Pakistan could take to improve its capacity to deal with floods and minimise their negative impacts.
News
Pakistan needs rainwater harvesting solutions, technology to end water crisis: Experts
Experts participating in a media exposure field visit informed the journalists that groundwater recharge wells are a cost-effective nature-based solution (NbS) to revive groundwater aquifers and mitigate the risk of urban flooding.
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The News: Climate action
It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO).
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Daily Pakistan: Pakistan switches to automated water distribution system to curb disputes among provinces
Earlier, a manual system was in place to record river flows, storage and surface water availability, but now a software-operated system has been put in place to eliminate water-related disputes among the provinces.
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Daily Times: IWMI supporting Pakistan to deal with unprecedented floods
Pakistan is one of the top 10 nations most vulnerable to climate change and the worst affected provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have received 400 per cent more precipitation this year than their 30-year average.
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Pakistan Observer: IWMI helps Pakistan to assess flood damages
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is helping the Pakistan government carry out flood damages assessment and aiding the recovery efforts, in the wake of extreme flooding across the country, says a press release issued here on Monday.
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Associated Press of Pakistan: IWMI offers support to Pakistan govt to deal with unprecedented floods
We are working closely with the federal, provincial and local governments to help assess the flood damage using remote sensing and satellite imagery to support prioritization of humanitarian responses.
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Urdu Point: IWMI offers support to Pakistan govt to deal with unprecedented floods
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a research for development organization, has offered its support to Government of Pakistan for flood damage assessment and aiding recovery efforts, following the extreme flooding events across the country.
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World Asia: Half a million in relief camps as flood death toll passes 1,000
There are at least 386 children among 1,136 people who lost their lives in the floods, according to the latest National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). More than 1,600 have been injured in the destructive rains since June 14.
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The News: Flood damage assessment system being introduced to Pakistan
A system of flood damage assessment is being introduced in Pakistan in the collaboration with International Water Management Institute (IWMI) following the extreme flooding across the country.
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AP News: Pakistan fatal flooding has hallmarks of warming
The familiar ingredients of a warming world were in place: searing temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture, extreme weather getting wilder, melting glaciers, people living in harm’s way, and poverty.
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PTV: Global response to floods in Pakistan – International Assistance
IWMI Country Representative – Pakistan Dr. Mohsin Hafeez speaks to Views on News about the current flooding events in Pakistan.
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Bloomberg: Melting Himalayan glaciers are making Pakistan’s floods worse
Every year, as the weather warms, teams of Indian scientists trek the Himalayan mountains to study the Chhota Shigri glacier in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
Press releases
IWMI supporting the government of Pakistan to deal with unprecedented floods
IWMI is supporting the Government of Pakistan for flood damage assessment and aiding recovery efforts, following the extreme flooding events across the country.
Press releases
IWMI launches South Asia Drought Monitoring System
Next-generation system will enable proactive drought measures in South Asia.
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Voa News: UN Chief Says Flood-Hit Pakistan Facing ‘Monsoon on Steroids,’ Seeks $160 Million in Aid
The United Nations appealed Tuesday for $160 million to support Pakistan’s response to more than two months of destructive nationwide flash flooding triggered by climate-driven erratic monsoon rains.
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NBC News: A third of Pakistan is underwater as deadly floods leave desperate residents facing ‘doomsday’
A third of the country underwater. More than 1,000 people killed. And an estimated $10 billion of damage done.
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Daily Pakistan: Half a million in relief camps as flood death toll passes 1,000
The devastating flash floods have killed at least 1,100 since mid-June and nearly 500,000 people are now in relief camps, officials said.
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Bolnews: H2O: Pakistan is among top 10 most vulnerable countries to climate change
Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, International Water Management Institute’s representative for Pakistan and Central Asia is an accomplished international water and climate governance expert with over 26 years of experience in climate adaptation, water and climate governance and integrated water resources management for the rural and urban areas.
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BOL News: KP’s Green Revolution
As a water crisis looms large over the world and Pakistan faces the threat of a drought, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) takes lead in the use of latest technology to preserve and manage water for agriculture – measures that may turn the province into the granary of Pakistan and the region.
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International workshop on Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem Nexus for Indus Basin
IWMI Pakistan and Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), RYK join hands to organize an international workshop on Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus for Indus Basin
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Urdu Point: Experts Call Climate Change, Growing Water Scarcity A Cloud On The Horizon
Water and climate change experts on Thursday called for better management of trans-boundary rivers to cope with growing water scarcity, frequent droughts and increasing heat waves due to climate change.
Features
In focus: Women making a difference in the world of water
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 and pursue "gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” find out how three IWMI researchers are translating those words into action.
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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.
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The Nation: Dealing with Pakistan’s growing water insecurity
Water insecurity is already imposing significant social, environmental, and economic development challenges for Pakistan.
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Business Recorder: Experts for boosting water productivity thru latest techniques
The experts spoke at length the other day at a webinar titled ‘Circular water economy in urban context’, moderated by Dr Mohsin Hafeez, Country Representative, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan and Central Asia.
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Daily Pakistan: Karachi among world’s large cities heading to water supply shut off
28% of the world’s largest cities are moving towards Day Zero and 80% of the world’s waste water is released to the environment without treatment, IWMI experts highlight the importance of water reuse in developing countries at the fifth Karachi International Water Conference
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Dawn: Call for proper water measurement to ensure efficient distribution
A meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water Resources presided over by Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur was given a briefing on water distribution mechanism by chairman and members of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa).
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Daily Pakistan: Data-driven solution may drive Pakistan out of water crisis
The moot, titled “Needs for Sustainable Water Management in a Climate Crisis”, was organized by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in connection with the COP26 being held in the UK next month.