Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Bringing distributive justice in water management is need of the hour to overcome water scarcity, especially in the South Asian region. Without a comprehensive understanding of real and multidimensional value of water, safeguarding this critical resource for the benefit of everyone would not be a possibility. These views were shared by experts from water, environment and agriculture sectors while addressing the participants of online regional dialogue ‘Valuing water for achieving sustainable development goal 6 (Water and Sanitation),’ held by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).
Former Minister of Water Resources in Nepal, Dr Dipak Gyawali, while sharing his views in regional perspective of water management, said that from transboundary to a village level, the conflicts on water issues would always be there due to its being precious and irreplaceable natural resource. He said that we often confine to surface water (blue water) while talking of water conservation. Brown water (underground water) and white water (clouds and glaciers) are equally important and should be conserved, he opined. Dr Gyawali said that “the policies pertaining water need to be pluralized while taking aboard all voices.” The point that we need to consider while
