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A new technique to map groundwater recharge in irrigated areas using a SWAT model under changing climate
The Lower Chenab canal irrigation scheme, the largest irrigation scheme of the Indus Basin irrigation system was selected for an estimate of groundwater recharge using the soil and water assessment tool
(SWAT) at high ...
Turning Environmental Burdens into Economic Opportunities
Analysis of the global water cycle yields some encouraging numbers, with annual per capita renewable water supply about 7000 m3 (7 million liters). However, some countries have as little as 500 m3 per capita, with periodic ...
Analysis of long term meteorological trends in the middle and lower Indus Basin of Pakistan—A non-parametric statistical approach
The Indus basin of Pakistan is vulnerable to climate change which would directly affect the livelihoods of poor people engaged in irrigated agriculture. The situation could be worse in middle and lower part of this basin ...
Managing salinity and waterlogging in the Indus Basin of Pakistan
Waterlogging and salinization are major impediment to the sustainability of irrigated lands and livelihoods of the farmers, especially the smallholders, in the affected areas of the Indus Basin. These problems are the ...