Challenges and Approaches towards Urban Water Demand Management in Pakistan

Abstract

Drinking water is the most essential and highly effected natural resource throughout the world especially in developing world with less management approaches in practice. In Pakistan, safe drinking water is accessed to just 20% population leaving rest of 80% population with unsafe water usage. Here multiple physical and chemical contamination sources contribute to deteriorate water quality of surface and groundwater resources. The other major problem is of water conservation and accessibility and 21 million people mostly from poor class does not have access to safe drinking water while 98% higher class population gets water easily for daily use. The head to head implementation of water related policies can reduce stress over managing resources and inculcate awareness among users.