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2: Allenby Bridge: Jordan – West Bank: −381 m (−1,250 ft) lowest fixed water crossing in the world in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan: 3: Neot HaKikar: Israel: −345 m (−1,132 ft) Israeli town just south of the Dead Sea.
Environmental issues in Pakistan include air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, climate change, pesticide misuse, soil erosion, natural disasters, desertification and flooding. According to the 2020 edition of the environmental performance index (EPI) ranking released by Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy , Pakistan ranks 142 ...
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 output. [35]
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.
Pakistan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are less than 1% of the world total, and GHG emissions per person, at 2 tonnes per year, [6] are less than half the global average. [7] In 2015 GHG emissions totalled 408 million tonnes of CO 2eq ; of which 43% was from agriculture in Pakistan ; and 46% from energy in Pakistan , such as burning fuel for ...
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]
West Himalaya [2] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Indomalayan: Temperate coniferous forests: Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests: West Himalaya [3] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Indomalayan: Flooded grasslands and savannas: Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh: East of coastal range of Sindh ...
Picture Name River Year completed Ref. Balloki Headworks: Ravi: 1915 1966 (remodeling) [2]Chashma Barrage: Indus: 1971 [3]Ghazi Brotha Barrage: Indus: 2004 [4]Islam Headworks