Water management in the Indus basin in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-260

  Qureshi, Asad Sarwar ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Food security; Indus Basin; Irrigated agriculture; Pakistan; Salinity; Water management; Water logging

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SALINITY; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WATERLOGGING;

INDUS BASIN; PAKISTAN;

HARNESS;

EID: 80052937350     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00019.1     Document Type: Article

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