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Pakistan has less than 6% total forest area. This, combined with climate change, exacerbates challenges such as flooding , heat waves , and soil loss . [ 45 ] Starting in 2014, the government started pursuing a Billion Tree Tsunami policy, and in 2018 that policy was extended to a 10 billion tree, Plant for Pakistan program. [ 26 ]
The MTDF recognizes that with 0.25% of its total GDP, Pakistan's investment in the water supply and sanitation sector is inadequate and provides for US$2 billion (120 billion rupee) or US$404 million per year for the sector from 2005 to 2010, [6] half of which is to be paid by the federal and provincial governments, including the construction ...
About 26% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. The most important crops are cotton , wheat , rice , sugarcane , maize , sorghum , millets , pulses , oil seeds , barley , fruits and vegetables , which together account for more than 75% of the value of total crop ...
The majority of Pakistan's industrial sectors, for example fishing and agriculture, which account for more than one-fourth of the output and two-fifths of employment in Pakistan, are highly dependent on the country's natural resources. Hence, in order to sustain economic growth there is a high demand on already scarce natural resources.
Naulong Dam – is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, Pakistan. The zoned earth-filled dam is 186 feet high with a gross storage of 0.242 MAF and a command area of 47,000 acres. It has a hydro power capacity of 4.4 MW. Khisar Dam – under ...
Pakistan's coastline, which stretches over 1,046 km, is facing severe pollution due to a combination of industrial, port, municipal, and transportation activities in the area. The coastline is being overwhelmed with water-borne pollution being discharged in the shipping process into the marine environment.
The sector contributes about 25% of the Pakistan's GNP (2000-2001). [8] The country still has the world's largest contiguous irrigation system. [9] In 1999-2000, the total irrigated area in Pakistan was 181,000 km². [10] Water is also essential for power generation in Pakistan, since about 29% is generated through hydropower. [11]
The Katzarah dam would create a reservoir up to 35 maf, the largest in Pakistan and six times larger than Kalabagh Dam or Basha. [citation needed] The largest reservoir is Kariba Dam lake which is 150 million acre feet (MAF). It would be able to generate about 15,000 MW of power. [1]