Challenges and Prospects of Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Indus Basin, Pakistan

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1551-1569

  Qureshi, Asad Sarwar ^a   McCornick, Peter G ^b   Sarwar, A ^c   Sharma, Bharat R ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^c Punjab Agricultural Department   (Pakistan)

^d IWMI Office   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater development; Groundwater management; Institutional reforms; Pakistan; Regulatory framework

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS; PAKISTAN; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS;

AQUIFERS; COMPETITION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

INDUS BASIN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 77952293700     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9513-3     Document Type: Article

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