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Pakistan's water economy : running dry (English)

Pakistan is one of the world's most arid countries, with an average rainfall of under 240 mm a year. The population and the economy are heavily dependent on an annual influx into the Indus river system (including the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers) of about 180 billion cubic meters of water, that emanates from the neighboring countries and is mostly derived from snow-melt in the Himalayas. Throughout history, people have adapted...
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Briscoe,John; Qamar,Usman.

Pakistan's water economy : running dry (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989891468059352743

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