March 2nd, 2008
Catching Lost Water By Rainwater Harvesting And Construction Of Small Dams
Pakistan is projected to become the world’s fifth-largest country by 2030, with a population somewhere between 230 and 260 million people. This projected spurt in population is alarming Islamabad policymakers, if for no other reason than the additional water requirement this will mean. Already the lowest in Southasia, over the next two decades Pakistan’s per capita availability of water is expected to drop by more than 37 percent – from 1100 to 700 cubic metres per person per year.