Climate Change Impact on Water Availability in Pakistan Dr. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Climate Change Impact on Water Availability in Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Zia ur Rahman Hashmi (GCISC)

Climate Change and Pakistan  2010 Super Flood  Heat wave in Karachi  Drought in Thar 7 th most climate affected country 2

Future Climate Projections over Pakistan

Projected Changes in Average Temperature of Northern and Southern Pakistan

Glaciers of the Upper Indus Basin (Pakistan) Upper Indus Basin (UIB) region 6

Analysis of the Observed Flows of Indus River at Besham Qila GLOF Events in the UIB 7

Hydrological response: Gilgit Basin vs Kabul Basin) Gilgit Kabul 8

Snow rich basin (Kabul) Glacier rich basin (Gilgit) 9

Increased flooding in Kabul River High to Very High Flood 10

Pakistan’s Water Sector Adaptation Actions • Trans-boundary joint watershed management • Declaring glaciated areas as ‘protected areas’ • Strengthening the present hydrological network on urgent basis • Enhancing national research capacities • Adding to country’s current storage capacity (new dams and groundwater recharge) 11

Thank you ziahashmi77@gmail.com 12