Pakistan has suggested water resource management and climate change as potential areas of collaboration within the scope of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor long-term strategy, reports Wealth PK. When it comes to water resources, Pakistan ranks among the least developed nations in the world. In Pakistan, Indus River is a source of more than 17 giga watts of hydropower, and it also provides water to the Indus basin irrigation system, the world’s biggest contiguous irrigation network. More than 90% of Pakistan’s agricultural output is derived from the Indus Basin, making Pakistan particularly reliant on it, according to Scientific Reports, 2022.

He said Pakistan has a great opportunity to address the problem of water resource management through CPEC.” “By 2025, Pakistan is expected to be a water-scarce country. The acute challenge of water resource shortages is impeding the sustainable growth of agriculture in Pakistan. Dr. Islam said that altering the crop planting patterns will help the region’s water resources, lower the percentage of the population that is malnourished, and support water-saving irrigation techniques and water delivery systems in Pakistan.

“Enhanced communications between China and Pakistan in the areas of agriculture, industrial technology, and other areas would gradually increase regional water and grain security.”

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