peagle
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Good post.
One has to plan for an almost assured much larger population. The biggest issue I see is water resources. That's where all out effort should be made, starting with raising awareness. Maybe once every month there should be a national day for debates and events about water management.
One more silver lining in the cloud is that there is immense Human Capital that Pakistan can provide to the world--an ageing world. As I see it, except for some countries like those in Africa, the world is greying fast.
Africa is expected to grow the fastest, Nigeria's projections are crazy, it has the same landmass as Pakistan, has massive oil and gas reserves and still lives on charity. But their population is expected to reach 700 million+, it is crazy.
Regarding water, educating people will have an effect but limited in scope. Since by far the largest consumer of water in Pakistan is the agriculture sector, simply educating the farmers will result in massive water savings and in the process will improve agricultural productivity, as education or training has multiple unforeseen benefits. Better water use is linked to better agricultural practices.
Pakistan is indeed a great nation, we just need to be more positive in our approach. But, people do not recognize that from 1947 to now, we have come so far ahead.