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Impact of water sector interventions on economy, equity, and environment in the rainfed region of Punjab, Pakistan

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  • Vengus Panhwar

    (Mehran University of Engineering and Technology)

  • Arjumand Zaidi

    (Mehran University of Engineering and Technology)

  • Asmat Ullah

    (Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
    King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi)

  • Timothy Neal Edgar

    (University of Utah)

Abstract

This case study of rainfed Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan, illustrates the impact of water sector interventions on the ‘three Es’ of integrated water resource management: economics, equity, and environment. Small and mini dams constructed with the support of the Agency for Barani Area Development have been selected for this study. For impacts assessment, interviews and field surveys were conducted and data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and Agriculture Marketing Information Services were acquired. Moreover, precipitation data and imagery in Google Earth were also used in this study to further validate the impact of dams on agriculture. Remote sensing imagery was used to estimate vegetative cover through the normalized difference vegetation index. Overall, the study results show a significant increase in the vegetation cover between 2008 and 2016. Therefore, small and mini dams happened to be significant and effective interventions in improving the quality of livelihood and sustained agriculture in the Potohar region of Punjab. Thus, for efficient and sustainable rainwater management, small and mini dams can be considered as a feasible option not only in the unserved areas of the Potohar region but other rainfed areas as well.

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  • Vengus Panhwar & Arjumand Zaidi & Asmat Ullah & Timothy Neal Edgar, 2021. "Impact of water sector interventions on economy, equity, and environment in the rainfed region of Punjab, Pakistan," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 2190-2203, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:23:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s10668-020-00669-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00669-2
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