It lacks a water management policy and deficiently handles its available hydel resources.
Globally, agriculture accounts for over 70 per cent of freshwater consumption.
Industries make the second largest claim on the world’s water bodies, accounting for nearly 25 per cent of global water use.
Scientists have been long trying to identify root causes of the lack of fresh water.
As much as 40 per cent of Pakistan’s energy comes from water.
Over 90 per cent of freshwater supply is used towards agriculture.
An estimated $21 billion worth of water (roughly 35 million acre feet) is dumped into the sea, annually, since water conservation systems are absent.
The stance on a comprehensive National Water Policy is still unclear.
Why can’t we take lessons in just one of these areas and start implementing it to our current inefficient water management models?
The ultimate goal of this process is to ‘reclaim water’ that can be directly offered to other users or exchanged for better quality water.