Staff Reporter
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in partnership with Riphah International University, The Asia Foundation and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics jointly organized a two-day 6th International Water Conference. Key thematic areas of the conference were; Water for all (Water, Food Energy Nexus), H2O Podcast, Blue Economy, Water and Environment.
The inaugural session of the workshop was held on December 29, 2020 at PCRWR Headquarters Islamabad. The Chairman Federal Flood Commission, Ahmad Kamal was the chief guest of this session. Speaking on the occasion, he rendered that generating knowledge, awareness and knowledge management is crucial for good water resources management in the country.
Chairman PCRWR, Dr Muhammad Ashraf stressed on the importance of setting research priorities according to the issues in hand, which is water scarcity and prevailing scenario of unfair utilization of water resources. The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr. Saad Nadeem Zafar stressed on the modernization of water resources management through application of AI and IoT.
The Vice Chancellor (Acting), Prof. Dr. Durr e Nayab highlighted unfair water pricing, virtual water trade and the state of underutilized “Blue Economy” of Pakis-
tan.
