IWMI led Pakistan Water Week 2021 kicks off in Islamabad
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Water availability irrigation water recycling depletion of groundwater water governance drip irrigation wastewater climate change water scarcity climate-resilient solutions Mark Smith Mohsin Hafeez
Date
07 December 21
Country
Pakistan
Summary
The Pakistan Water Week 2021, a four-day international conference aimed at bringing together academics, government officials, NGOs, and policy experts from home and abroad to discuss the water issues facing the country.
Mark Smith, Director General IWMI, who was a keynote speaker at the event, highlighted that globally, water security is under pressure like never before. "Stresses on water resources are converging – as population growth drives down per capita availability of fresh water, and like water for agriculture and expanding cities drives up demand, so much of the wastewater we generate goes untreated.
Source
The Nation e-paper