Sustainability and Poverty Alleviation: Confronting Environmental Threats in Sindh, Pakistan

by Javaid Afzal, Santiago Enriquez, Peter Webster, et al.

In 2009, more than 40,000 people died prematurely in Sindh, Pakistan because of an illness associated with an environmental health risk. This means that almost one of every five deaths that occurred that year was caused by environmental factors. Loss of natural resources and impacts from natural disasters also represent development challenges. Increased salinity and waterlogging result in loss of agricultural crops. In addition, hydro-meteorological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464804524
• ISBN13: 9781464804526
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"