A case of groundwater depletion in Balochistan, Pakistan: Enter into the void

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-47

  van Steenbergen, Frank ^a   Kaisarani, Allah Bakhsh ^b   Khan, Niamat Ullah ^c   Gohar, Mohammed Shamshad ^a  

^a MetaMeta Research   (Netherlands)

^b Pakistan Spate Irrigation Network in Association with SPO (Strenghening Participatory Organization)   (Pakistan)

^c Development Research and Support Services (DRSS)   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Balochistan; Depletion; Groundwater; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954402322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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