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Availability of water in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan
1 online resource (4 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
"The availability of water resources is vital to the social and economic well being and rebuilding of Afghanistan. Kabul City currently (2010) has a population of nearly 4 million and is growing rapidly as a result of periods of relative security and the return of refugees. Population growth and recent droughts have placed new stresses on the city's limited water resources and have caused many wells to become contaminated, dry, or inoperable in recent years. The projected vulnerability of Central and West Asia to climate change (Cruz and others, 2007; Milly and others, 2005) and observations of diminishing glaciers in Afghanistan (Molnia, 2009) have heightened concerns for future water availability in the Kabul Basin of Afghanistan."
prepared in cooperation with the Afghanistan Geological Survey under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Title from PDF caption title screen (USGS, viewed June 18, 2010).
Includes bibliographical references (page 4).
Kabul River Watershed (Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Fact sheet (Geological Survey (U.S.)) ; 2010-3037