4,000 participants, 20 nationalities, number of solutions to problems at Pakistan Water Week
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Pakistan Water Week water shortage food security climate change science & technology irrigation digital water management Mark Smith Mohsin Hafeez
Date
10 December 21
Country
Pakistan
Summary
Up to 4,000 delegates from 20 nationalities pledged at the concluding session of the Pakistan Water Week 2021 (PWW) in Islamabad on Thursday to fight the looming water crisis.
The four-day event (December 6-9) hosted 30 water experts from 10 countries to discuss solutions directly related to Pakistan's water shortage, food security, and resilience to climate change.
The conference, ‘Needs for sustainable water management in a climate crisis for the Indus Basin’ was organised by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) through the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), and CGIARs Water, Land and Ecosystems Programme.
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Daily Pakistan