Resource Management in India and Pakistan

In 2000 Gujarat in India and Pakistan’s Punjab province sufferd the most severe droughts in 100 years, a report stated that the region needed to learn how to manage its water resources. Local and international disagreements between India and Pakistan have caused a dispute to erupt. As both countries have shared water from the Ganges, this has put further strain on their relationship.Water shortages cause death through reduced crop yields, shortage and waterborne disease, however many experts believe that the current shortages are due to poor planning and not actual shortages of water.

BBC News – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/719760.stm