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CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON WATER RESOURCES AND NEED OF DAMS IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).24      10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).24      Published : Mar 2021

Climate Change Effects on Water Resources and Need of Dams in Pakistan

Abstract

    Climate change is a global phenomenon; its outcome affects societies around the world. Climate change has become the greatest severe issue of the 21st century. Climate change has a large influence on the atmosphere, farming, health zone, flood, ecology, marine and water levels in Pakistan. When these environmental changes affect the natural system, they may affect the living being indirectly or directly. Due to global warming, Pakistan is frequently suffering climate changes and water resources decline. Pakistan has the 135th position in terms of (CO2) releases but unfortunately has been ranked 7thposition in terms of vulnerability to climate changes. The present study explored how climate change has affected the water resources of Pakistan, why the dams are necessary and what consequences might seem in the upcoming and what kind of strategies should be adopted by the government. There is a need that concerned departments should take action on an emergency basis to increase water storage capacity and construct dams in the interest of future generations.

    Pakistan, Global Warming, Water Resources, Need of Dams

    (1) Tanveer Hussain
    Assistant Professor, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management & Technology Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Basit
    Lecturer, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Naeem Javed
    Chairperson/Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Hussain, Tanveer, Abdul Basit, and Muhammad Naeem Javed. 2021. "Climate Change Effects on Water Resources and Need of Dams in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review, VI (I): 321-333 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).24

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    TURABIAN : Hussain, Tanveer, Abdul Basit, and Muhammad Naeem Javed. "Climate Change Effects on Water Resources and Need of Dams in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review VI, no. I (2021): 321-333. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).24