Indus Basin of Pakistan: The Impacts of Climate Risks on Water and Agriculture

Indus Basin of Pakistan: The Impacts of Climate Risks on Water and Agriculture

By Winston Yu , Yi-Chen Yang  and Andre Savitsky

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This book was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout Pakistan. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices. Then catastrophic monsoon flooding in 2010 affected over 20 million people, devastating their housing, infrastructure, and crops. Damages from this single flood event were estimated at US$10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these observed extremes are evidence of climate change, an investigation is needed regarding the extent to which the country is resilient to these shocks.

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Publish date April 25, 2013
Publisher World Bank Publications
Format Paperback
Pages 184
ISBN 9780821398746
0821398741

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