Directions I n Development
Countries and Regions
The Indus Basin of Pakistan
The Impacts of Climate Risks on Water
and Agriculture
Winston Yu,
... [Show More] Yi-Chen Yang, Andre Savitsky, Donald Alford, Casey Brown,
James Wescoat, Dario Debowicz, and Sherman Robinson
The Indus Basin of Pakistan • http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-9874-6
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ISBN (paper): 978-0-8213-9874-6
ISBN (electronic): 978-0-8213-9875-3
DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-9874-6
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yu, Winston H.
The Indus Basin of Pakistan : the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture / Winston Yu, Yi-Chen
Yang, Andre Savitsky, Donald Alford, Casey Brown, James Wescoat, Dario Debowicz, and Sherman Robinson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8213-9874-6 — ISBN 978-0-8213-9875-3 (electronic)
1. Climatic changes—Pakistan. 2. Crops and climate—Pakistan 3. Water resources development—
Environmental aspects—Pakistan. 4. Indus River Watershed—Economic conditions. 5. Indus River
Watershed—Environmental conditions. I. World Bank. II. Title.
QC903.2.P18Y82 2013
551.48095491—dc23 [Show Less]