Running on Empty: Pakistan's Water Crisis
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Indo-Pacific Program
In a nation facing many challenges, Pakistan’s crisis of water resources stands out. This publication, edited by Asia Program associate Michael Kugelman and director Robert M. Hathaway, examines the rural and urban manifestations of Pakistan’s water problems, and offers recommendations to alleviate the country’s widespread water stress.
Authors
Robert Hathaway
Global Fellow, Director Emeritus;
Former Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Former Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Former Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Former Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Samia Altaf
Former Pakistan Scholar;
Former Acting Director and Senior Advisor, Office of Health, USAID Mission in Islamabad, Pakistan
Former Acting Director and Senior Advisor, Office of Health, USAID Mission in Islamabad, Pakistan
Kaiser Bengali
National Coordinator, Benazir Income Support Programme, Government of Pakistan
Anita Chaudhry
Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Chico
Adrien Couton
Water Portfolio Manager, Acumen Fund
Sarah J. Halvorson
Associate Professor of Geography, University of Montana
Simi Sadaf Kamal
Chairperson, Hisaar Foundation (Pakistan)
Feisal Khan
Assistant Professor of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
James L. Wescoat Jr.
Aga Khan Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Indo-Pacific Program
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