Water policy making has undergone multiple paradigms shifts in the last three decades in developing countries e.g. managing water as an economic good, adoption of integrated water resource management paradigm, and shifts in responsibilities between level of government (Jensen, 2019) . Pakistan is no exception. Pakistan faces severe water crises, with its per capita water availability declining from 5,260 cubic meters in 1952 to 860 cubic meters in 2025, shifting it from water stressed country to water scarce country. (Pakistan’s Water Crisis: Policy Challenges and Recommendations, 2018) The increasing shortage of water in Pakistan has now become severe threat for food, energy and water security. (Pakistan Water Policy , 2018) . As a call to action, a charter officially known as ‘Pakistan Water Charter’ has been signed among the provincial governments and federal government to declare a water emergency in Pakistan. The signatories of Pakistan Water Charter acknowledge anthropo...
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