Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis

Pakistan`s water supply level is much below last year`s levels. It is also below average supplies of the last five or 10 years, as per ANI.

Islamabad: Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world`s countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) while emphasizing the water issues which plagues the country.

He made these comments while speaking about the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 which deals with the issue of clean water. Highlighting the water issues, he said that Pakistan is on the top when it comes to water scarcity, reported ARY News.

Stressing on the cause of water issues, the UN representative cited climate change, floods and drought as the reason. An appropriate framework around which to structure the themes of the dialogues can be formed through its five accelerants Financing, Data and Information, Capacity Development, Innovation and Governance, said the UN envoy.

Munir Akram, speaking about the water governance issues, added that the transboundary water cooperation has a key role crucial role when it comes to supporting wider regional integration, peace and sustainable development, as well as in tackling regional security challenges and in supporting climate change adaptation.

"Currently, transboundary waters account for 60 per cent of the world`s freshwater flows. 153 countries have territory within at least one of the 286 transboundary river and lake basins and 592 transboundary aquifer systems," the statement read, as per the news channel.