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Pakistan : Current ground zero of the climate crisis.

Salma
Aug 23, 2010
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When I read Blogs on this site I feel that agriculture in Pakistan is still 50 year behind modern agriculture practice in west. It’s like ancient methods of agriculture and irrigation vs. modernization and sustainable methods of west.
Pakistan today is the current ground zero of the climate crisis.
Ironic, that Pakistan, considered one of the top three (Pakistan, South Africa and Egypt) water-limited nations among the world's 25 most populous countries, is drowning as the banks of the drought-threatened Indus overflow, obliterating centuries of ancient agricultural systems.
How the farmers who are backbone of Pakistan agriculture based economy would change their farming practices to the new global warming challenges is yet to be seen.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, Salma
Hi, I am from Pakistan. For years I've wanted to live closer to nature instead of in a house or apartment. When time came for us to buy home we opted to buy a farm and live close to the...
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Mary Riekert
Hi Salma I am thinking of you at this terrible time in your country. I urge any Kitchen Gardeners who are able to help to go to Unicef to donate now.
Salma
Thanks you Mary for thinking about us in time of crisis.Your kind words and thoughts feel you are close to our hearts.
Susan E. Roth
Hi Salma, I am glad you survived the tragedy that has taken so many of your fellow citizens, now what can we do to help? Is Doctors without borders doing relief work in your area? If so, I will send a donation marked for your country.
Salma
Thanks Susan for your interest and concern. Response ,for help from the world is overwelming.There are many big organization and NGO's, like UN,Redcross,Aga Khan foundation etc reaching out the effected people.The quick respone was slow intially, as only means of transportation of releif go

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