Major Acivities since Inception

1. Launch of Citizens Water Policy

2. The Think Tank has held separate consensus-building sessions with various stakeholders:

  • Water sector stakeholders in Karachi

  • Water sector stakeholders in Lahore

  • Business sector  (FPCCI, OICCI, Pakistan Business Council)

  • Banks and Corporate sector

  • Civil society and NGOs

  • International NGOs and donor agencies

  • Academia and Pakistani universities

  • Women’s groups and women led NGOs

  • Media

  • Farmers in Kasur

  • WAPDA

Think Tank Universe of Priorities

  • Dams (large)

  • Indus Waters Treaty

  • Indus Basin Management

  • Saline Groundwater/Water Management

  • Outside Indus Basin Groundwater (Artesian)

  • Water Management in Barani (rain-fed) Areas

  • Watershed Management

  • Delta Ecosystem

  • Coastal Urban

  • Coastal Fisheries

  • Urban Water Supply

  • Water Quality (Agri/Urban)

  • On Farm Water Management

  • Flood Management (Indus/Flash)

  • Drought

  • System Maintenance

  • Water Rotation Schedule

  • User Charges

  • Urban Landscape

  • Riparian Ecosystem

  • Rights vs Commodity

  • Urban Aquatic Ecology

  • Preservation of Lakes  (Alpine/Riparian)

  • Industry Impact

  • Indigenous  Systems

Priority Action Areas

by the Think Tank in its First 3 Years (2014 to 2017)

  • Balochistan Groundwater Management

  • Drought Management and Arid Zones

  • Efficient Management of the Indus Basin

  • Urban Water Management

  • Transboundary Waters Management

  • Recommendations on National Water Policy Framework (add-on)

  • Pakistan Water Economy (add-on)