Water-Food-Security Nexus

E589 · CSS Evidence Bank v1

This card

The card What it proves In chains (1)Debates (2)

Indus → irrigation → agriculture → food/livelihoods/exports/inflation/stability — Water-Food-Security Nexus · Pakistan applicationSynthesis · Pakistan applicationNeeds auditTheory

Source

Synthesis — no link on the sheet. Needs final source-line audit.

What it proves

Pakistan's water issue is simultaneously an economic, human-security and national-security issue.

How to deploy: Use Water-Food-Security Nexus (Indus → irrigation → agriculture → food/livelihoods/exports/inflation/stability) to support: Pakistan's water issue is simultaneously an economic, human-security and national-security issue.

Waterfood security

In chains and maps

Pakistan Water SecurityPopulation pressure → high withdrawals → agricultural dependence → climate variability → IWT uncertainty → food/economic/national-security risk

Debates this card can serve

Should Pakistan prioritise agriculture or industrialisation for development?#140 · asked in 4 years Is agriculture still the backbone of Pakistan's economy?#79 · asked in 4 years