Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource Management
Water security has emerged as the greatest security concern for Pakistan. Despite being endowed with abundant water resources, the country is steadily heading towards a severe water crisis due to excessive exploitation and widespread mismanagement. In the past, issues pertaining to water security w...
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Water security has emerged as the greatest security concern for Pakistan. Despite being endowed with abundant water resources, the country is steadily heading towards a severe water crisis due to excessive exploitation and widespread mismanagement. In the past, issues pertaining to water security were largely neglected, paving the way for its transformation into an existential threat with alarming consequences for Pakistan. The combination of inadequate water availability, deteriorating water quality, rising demand, and the compounded pressures of climate change and population growth underscores the severity of this crisis. This research examines Pakistan’s critical water security challenges and explores potential future risks. The study is grounded in the theoretical framework of ‘water security’, and the methodology used is the STEEPLE Analysis to foreground multifarious key factors behind burgeoning water insecurity in Pakistan. It argues that Pakistan’s water crisis stems from a complex interplay of interconnected social, political, and economic factors, each with far-reaching implications. To address this crisis, the research advocates for the urgent and effective implementation of an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee793f4c0ae146cbb4ce817f1dfda5322025-02-07T00:03:17ZengCentre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability2616-44262616-44342025-01-018110.37540/njips.v8i1.184Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource ManagementSafia Mansoor0a PhD scholar of International Relations at University of Lahore and a Research Associate at Maritime Centre of Excellence, Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore, Pakistan Water security has emerged as the greatest security concern for Pakistan. Despite being endowed with abundant water resources, the country is steadily heading towards a severe water crisis due to excessive exploitation and widespread mismanagement. In the past, issues pertaining to water security were largely neglected, paving the way for its transformation into an existential threat with alarming consequences for Pakistan. The combination of inadequate water availability, deteriorating water quality, rising demand, and the compounded pressures of climate change and population growth underscores the severity of this crisis. This research examines Pakistan’s critical water security challenges and explores potential future risks. The study is grounded in the theoretical framework of ‘water security’, and the methodology used is the STEEPLE Analysis to foreground multifarious key factors behind burgeoning water insecurity in Pakistan. It argues that Pakistan’s water crisis stems from a complex interplay of interconnected social, political, and economic factors, each with far-reaching implications. To address this crisis, the research advocates for the urgent and effective implementation of an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach. https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/184PakistanIndus BasinWater securitySTEEPLE Analysiswater availability |
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| title | Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource Management |
| title_full | Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource Management |
| title_fullStr | Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource Management |
| title_short | Pakistan’s Water Security Crisis: Challenges and the Case for Integrated Water Resource Management |
| title_sort | pakistan s water security crisis challenges and the case for integrated water resource management |
| topic | Pakistan Indus Basin Water security STEEPLE Analysis water availability |
| url | https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/184 |
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