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1 Serageldin, I. 1994. Water, supply, sanitation, and environmental sustainability: The financing challenge. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. vii, 35p.
Water supply ; Sanitation ; Financing ; Public health ; Households ; Environmental sustainability ; Developing countries / Pakistan / Brazil / Germany / France / Latin America / India / Bangladesh / Karachi / Sao Paulo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 363.72 G000 SER Record No: H018189)
2 Conroy, C.; Litvinoff, M. (Eds.) 1988. The greening of aid: Sustainable livelihoods in practice. London, UK: Earthscan Publications Ltd; IIED. xiv, 302p.
Rural development ; Environment ; Appropriate technology ; Technology transfer ; Community development ; Sustainability ; Development projects ; Irrigation programs ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Agroforestry ; Fishing ; Sorghum ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Settlement ; Cooperatives ; Developing countries / Thailand / India / Nepal / Mali / Honduras / Indonesia / Kenya / Niger / Burkina Faso / Haiti / Swaziland / Botswana / Ghana / Ecuador / Bolivia / Paraguay / Pakistan / Zambia / Bangladesh / Dominican Republic / Kenya / Uruguay / Mexico / Ethiopia / Dumoga / Kerala / Santiago River Basin / Mira River Basin / Serenje / Mpika / Chinsali / Karachi / Lusaka / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G000 CON Record No: H022904)
3 Stockholm Water Company. 1999. Urban stability through integrated water-related management: Abstracts, The 9th Stockholm Water Symposium, 9-12 August 1999. Abstracts of proceedings of the 9th Stockholm Water Symposium. 417p.
Water resource management ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Flood control ; Groundwater ; Urbanization ; Water rights ; Developing countries ; Water reuse ; Wastewater ; Recycling ; Afforestation ; Effluents ; Recharge ; Aquifers ; Irrigation water ; Drainage ; Runoff ; Catchment areas ; Pollution control ; Flood plains ; GIS ; Public health ; Water transfer ; Water harvesting ; Water scarcity ; Water demand ; Canals ; Models ; Rivers ; Dams ; Watersheds ; Ecology ; Ecosystems ; Water quality ; Case studies / Brazil / Namibia / Saudi Arabia / Russian Federation / USA / Bangladesh / India / Kuwait / Japan / Morocco / Nepal / Yemen / Australia / Iran / South Africa / Hong Kong / Congo / Afghanistan / Iraq / West Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Mexico / Chile / Pakistan / Tanzania / Sri Lanka / Uganda / China / Botswana / Zimbabwe / Turkey / Latvia / Vietnam / Nigeria / Sao Paulo / Windhoek / Moscow / California / Silicon Valley / Dhaka / Chennai / Al-Jahra / Tokyo / Marrakech / Kathmandu / Larastan / Namakkal District / Lubumbashi / Kabul / West Bank / Gaza Strip / Benin / Niger River Basin / Calcutta / Altamira / Yangtze River / Bangalore / Maun / Okavango River / St. Petersburg / Amman-Zarqa Basin / Cochin Region / Karachi / Bombay / Istanbul / Kerala / Dar es salaam / Tianyang County / Dalu Village
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 628.1 G000 STO Record No: H024785)
4 World Bank. 2000. World development report 1999/2000: entering the 21st century. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press (OUP) for the World Bank. ix, 300p.
Development policy ; Economic situation ; Economic aspects ; Trade policy ; Environmental effects ; Developing countries ; Decentralization ; Urbanization ; Indicators ; Case studies / Egypt / Hungary / Brazil / Pakistan / Tanzania / Karachi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 330.9 G000 WOR Record No: H025621)
5 Ahmed, N.; Sohail, M. 2004. Stakeholders’ response to the private sector participation of water supply utility in Karachi, Pakistan. Water Policy, 6(3):229-247.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H035382)
6 Rahman, A. U. 1996. Groundwater as source of contamination for water supply in rapidly growing magacities of Asia: Case of Karachi, Pakistan. Water Science and Technology, 34(7-8):285-292.
Water supply ; Domestic water ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Recharge ; Water pollution ; Urbanization ; Water storage ; Sanitation / Asia / Pakistan / Karachi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7677 Record No: H039449)
7 1994. Managing water resources to meet megacity needs: Proceedings of the regional consultation, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, 24-27 August 1993. Manila, Philippines: ADB. 425p.
Water supply ; Sanitation ; Water resource management ; Urbanization ; Wastewater ; Pollution control ; Water reuse ; Water conservation ; Water policy ; Institutions ; Water allocation ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Poverty ; Case studies / Thailand / China / India / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Pakistan / Philippines / Korea Republic / UK / Singapore / Japan / Bangkok / Beijing / Delhi / Dhaka / Jakarta / Karachi / Manila / Seoul / London / Tokyo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 628.1 G000 MAN Record No: H040301)
8 Elmqvist, T.; Bai, X.; Frantzeskaki, N.; Griffith, C.; Maddox, D.; McPhearson, T.; Parnell, S.; Romero-Lankao, P.; Simon, D.; Watkins, M. (Eds.) 2018. The urban planet: knowledge towards sustainable cities. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 482p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316647554]
Urban development ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Urbanization ; Towns ; Urban planning ; Landscape design ; Innovation adoption ; Knowledge management ; Environmental effects ; Resilience ; Indicators ; International organizations ; UN ; State intervention ; Governance ; Political aspects ; Leadership ; Civil societies ; Policies ; Financing ; Macroeconomics ; Social aspects / Arab countries / India / Pakistan / Kenya / Karachi / Nairobi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048771)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/urban-planet/05E1CEDF6B9DF4E4B95AB8B4474C3C71
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048771_TOC.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048771_TOC.pdf
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9 Amin, R.; Zaidi, M. B.; Bashir, S.; Khanani, R.; Nawaz, R.; Ali, S.; Khan, S. 2019. Microbial contamination levels in the drinking water and associated health risks in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 9(2):319-328. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2019.147]
Drinking water ; Biological contamination ; Health hazards ; Public health ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Water supply ; Water use ; Waterborne diseases ; Microbiological analysis ; Bacteriological analysis ; Coliform bacteria ; Faecal coliforms / Pakistan / Karachi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049302)
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The current study aimed to assess the microbial quality of municipal (tap) and ground (borehole) water in Karachi, Pakistan. A health survey was also conducted to assess possible health risks of the drinking water. Fifty water samples (n = 25 each of tap and ground water) were collected from various locations of five administrative districts of Karachi for bacteriological analysis. In addition, a survey was conducted to assess the impact of drinking water on the health of city residents. Microbiological analysis results showed the presence of total coliform in 48 out of 50 (96%) tested samples. The total viable plate count at 37 °C was >200 CFU/ml in the majority of the collected samples which exceeded the permissible limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. To evaluate the health risk of contaminated water, a total of 744 residents were interviewed. The information acquired from this field work revealed a high prevalence of waterborne diseases in the order of diarrhea and vomiting > skin problems > malaria > prolonged fever > eye problems and jaundice. To solve water and environmental problems, awareness and regular monitoring programs of water management and safe disposal of waste have been suggested.
10 Young, W. J.; Anwar, Arif; Bhatti, Tousif; Borgomeo, Edoardo; Davies, S.; Garthwaite, W. R. III; Gilmont, M.; Leb, C.; Lytton, L.; Makin, Ian; Saeed, B. 2019. Pakistan: getting more from water. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 191p. (Water Security Diagnostics)
Water security ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water governance ; Water policy ; Groundwater management ; Agricultural water use ; Water productivity ; Water availability ; Water allocation ; Water balance ; Water demand ; Water quality ; Water extraction ; Institutional reform ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigated sites ; Irrigated farming ; Water supply ; Hydropower ; Energy ; Nexus ; Environmental sustainability ; Legal frameworks ; Law reform ; Infrastructure ; Investment ; Economic aspects ; Financing ; Income ; Sanitation ; Climate change ; Flood control ; Risk reduction ; Planning ; Rivers ; Reservoirs ; Dams ; Sediment ; Political aspects ; Monitoring ; Models / Pakistan / Indus Basin / Punjab / Sindh / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Balochistan / Karachi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049423)
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251191548275645649/pdf/133964-WP-PUBLIC-ADD-SERIES-22-1-2019-18-56-25-W.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049423.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049423.pdf
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This report builds on prior work to provide a new, comprehensive, and balanced view of water security in Pakistan, stressing the importance of the diverse social, environmental, and economic outcomes from water. The report highlights the complex water issues that Pakistan must tackle to improve water security and sheds new light on conventional assumptions around water. It seeks to elevate water security as an issue critical for national development. The report assesses current water security and identifies important water-related challenges that may hinder progress in economic and human development. It identifies unmitigated water-related risks, as well as opportunities where water can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. The report analyzes how the performance and architecture of the water sector are related to broader economic, social, and environmental outcomes. It models alternative economic trajectories to identify where intervention can lead to a more water-secure future. A consideration of water sector architecture and performance and how these determine outcome leads to recommendations for improving aspects of sector performance and adjusting sector architecture for better outcomes. The sector performance analysis considers (a) management of the water resource, (b) delivery of water services, and (c) mitigation of water-related risks. The description of sector architecture considers water governance, infrastructure, and financing.
11 Khan, H. F.; Arshad, S. A. 2022. Beyond water scarcity: water (in)security and social justice in Karachi. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 42:101140. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101140]
Water scarcity ; Water insecurity ; Social aspects ; Water management ; Urban areas ; Water institutions ; Water supply ; Infrastructure ; Pipes ; Pumping ; Water use ; Towns ; Households ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Political aspects ; Case studies / Pakistan / Karachi / Lyari
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051411)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581822001537/pdfft?md5=27eeebe56c27672f10d20654555b58ce&pid=1-s2.0-S2214581822001537-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051411.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051411.pdf
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Study region: The low-income and multiethnic settlement of Lyari situated at the tail-end of the water supply network for the coastal megacity of Karachi, Pakistan.
Study focus: We demonstrate the effect of socioeconomic and political inequalities in determining a community’s level of water security, using a mixed-methods approach. We conduct a total of 465 household surveys supplemented with participant observation and stakeholder interviews.
New hydrological insights: Weak urban water governance in Lyari contributes in pushing vulnerable sections of the population further to the margins. The intermittent piped water supply in Lyari is inadequate, unsafe, unreliable and inconvenient. This forces many households to resort to additional costlier and inconvenient sources of water and leads to severe inequities in water access. Lower-Income populations are especially affected and pay disproportionately higher amounts for a much lower water consumption. Lyari’s water problems, and those of similar settlements across Karachi and other megacities across the Global South, cannot be resolved by simply augmenting water supply. While increased water supply can help, results suggest that even with supply augmentations, Lyari and other similar settlements need institutional structures and policies to ensure equitable and more just access to existing and any increased water supplies.
Study focus: We demonstrate the effect of socioeconomic and political inequalities in determining a community’s level of water security, using a mixed-methods approach. We conduct a total of 465 household surveys supplemented with participant observation and stakeholder interviews.
New hydrological insights: Weak urban water governance in Lyari contributes in pushing vulnerable sections of the population further to the margins. The intermittent piped water supply in Lyari is inadequate, unsafe, unreliable and inconvenient. This forces many households to resort to additional costlier and inconvenient sources of water and leads to severe inequities in water access. Lower-Income populations are especially affected and pay disproportionately higher amounts for a much lower water consumption. Lyari’s water problems, and those of similar settlements across Karachi and other megacities across the Global South, cannot be resolved by simply augmenting water supply. While increased water supply can help, results suggest that even with supply augmentations, Lyari and other similar settlements need institutional structures and policies to ensure equitable and more just access to existing and any increased water supplies.
12 Kalhoro, A.; Mirani, A. A.; Siyal, F. K.; Jatt, T.; Mahar, A. R.; Iram, S.; Bhutto, M. A. 2023. Accumulation of heavy metals in vegetable food under wastewater irrigation. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 55(1):181-191. [doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20210818080816]
Wastewater irrigation ; Vegetable crops ; Heavy metals ; Sewage ; Public health ; Urbanization ; Urban areas / Pakistan / Karachi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051611)
http://researcherslinks.com/base/downloads.php?jid=20&aid=5470&acid=1&path=pdf&file=1666609435PJZ_55_1_181-191.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051611.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051611.pdf
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Sewage water contains toxic heavy metals which can be translocated and accumulated in plants and subsequently transferred to human body through the food chain, yet it has become the most commonly used water source for irrigating vegetable crops in peri-urban or urban areas of several countries including in Pakistan. Karachi, the metropolitan city of Pakistan, is the largest industrial and financial hub of the country with an estimated 16 Million population of multilingual, multi-cultural and multi-religious peoples. The current study was conducted to examine the accumulation of six heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cd, Pb, As and Hg) in cabbage, radish, turnip, cauliflower, and carrot crops, irrigated with sewage water (SW) of peri-urban area of the Karachi. Four treatments were designed, the fresh water (FW) was used as the control (T0), whereas T1, T2 T3 and T4 contained 25, 50, 75 and 100% of SW respectively. The samples analyzed through atomic absorption spectrophotometer using flame atomic absorption techniques revealed that among the five treatments, accumulation of the six metals was found higher with 100% SW, which was decreased with decrease in SW concentration up to 25% SW. The minimum accumulation of the metal was noted with 100% FW (control). Among the five types of vegetables, cabbage and cauliflower revealed a high tendency of accumulating the metals. Hence, in order to avoid exposure of excess heavy metals to human health through vegetables, the cabbage and cauliflower crops may not be grown in the vicinity of Karachi city where the source of irrigation water is only sewage water.
13 Memon, F. S.; Abdullah, F. B.; Iqbal, R.; Ahmad, S.; Hussain, I.; Abdullah, M. 2023. Addressing women’s climate change awareness in Sindh, Pakistan: an empirical study of rural and urban women. Climate and Development, 15(7):565-577. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2022.2125784]
Climate change ; Rural women ; Rural areas ; Communities ; Rainfall ; Drought ; Flooding / Pakistan / Sindh / Tharparka / Karachi / Hyderabad / Naushero Feroz / Larkana / Khairpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052272)
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Understanding climate change through knowledge and researching its level of awareness are critical for building resilience in vulnerable populations. Climate change comprehension is not a gender-neutral construct. The purpose of this paper is to investigate women’s perceptions of climate change in both rural and urban Sindh, Pakistan, as it is one of the ten most vulnerable countries to climate change. This study also looks into the sources of local women’s climate change awareness and knowledge. The study employed a mixed methodology approach, with 400 women from urban and rural areas polled for quantitative data and subject/field experts interviewed to validate the findings using informed opinion. According to the study’s findings, women in Sindh, Pakistan, are aware of climate change, but their sources of awareness are secondary, and their knowledge is based on personal experience. Therefore, the study recommends robust government initiatives to raise climate change awareness among women across the country.
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