A Critical commodity, water has acquired political overtones and developed into an issue of domestic as well as regional conflict. Managing water is, therefore, now a vital priority. The key concerns range from storage, distribution and conservation, to utilization efficiency and conflict resolution.

Not surprisingly there are many and varying viewpoints regarding these issues. The debate addressed in this book is of relevance to policy-makers, technocrats, civil society activists, and students. An important reference guide, this book is aimed at addressing these questions for a diverse audience and is a valuable contribution to the comprehensive and crucial discussion on Pakistan's water issues.

Kaiser Bengali has published extensively in national and international journals. He has teaching and research experience of more than twenty years, and has served at the Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi, and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad. He has also held visiting appointments at the Institut Universitaire d' Etudes du Developpement, University of Geneve, Switzerland, and at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

[This] is timely and welcome contribution to the pressing debate about water issues in Pakistan. The book provides a Pakistani perspective about a crucial issue related to Pakistan.

Hermann Kreutzmann
Chair
Cultural Geography and Development Studies
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg