Essay Outline | Water Crisis in PAKISTAN – Causes and Consequences
1. Introduction
– Water crisis – number one global risk based upon its impact on society (World Economic forum 2015).
– Water Scarcity – a nightmare scenario for Pakistan, despite it having the world’s largest glaciers.
– Pakistan being a single basin country is facing challenges of water scarcity.
– Pakistan among the 36 most water stressed countries.
2. Overview of the Current Situation of water crisis in Pakistan.
2.1 IMF report throwing light on the severity of Pakistan’s water crisis.
(a) Pakistan has the world’s 4th highest rate of water use.
(b) Pakistan is the 3rd water stressed country in the world.
(c) The aquifer in the Indus basin is the 2nd most stressed in the world.