Pakistan's devastating 2010 Indus basin floods left approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's land area underwater and directly affected about 20 million people.
The Government of Sri Lanka is increasingly emphasizing aquaculture development as a means to foster rural development, alleviate poverty, and increase food security.
Water scarcity is increasing worldwide. Conflicts over access to water for agriculture do not happen in isolation. They cross sectors and needs. They include conflicts between access to drinking water and access to irrigation water.