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Agriculture: Water’s cycle of debt and poverty

Pakistan faces severe water stress due to depleted surface storage and groundwater resources, impacting agriculture and small farmers. Institutional failures, unregulated tube wells, and industrial pollution exacerbate aquifer depletion, leading to poverty cycles and health crises.

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PakistanplaceTarbela reservoirplaceMangla reservoirplaceIndus River System AuthorityorganizationNASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate ExperimentorganizationIndus Basin aquifertopicPakistan Institute of Development Economicsorganizationagriculturetopic
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