TY  - BOOK
AU  - Qureshi,Asad Sarwar
TI  - Water resources management in Afghanistan : : the issues and options / 
T2  - (Working paper 49)
AV  - Pamphlet HD1698. A3.
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Colombo, Sri Lanka : 
PB  - International Water Management Institute (IWMI), 
KW  - Water management – Afghanistan
KW  - Environmental management – Afghanistan
KW  - Water-supply – Afghanistan – Kabul Basin
KW  - Water resources development – Afghanistan
KW  - Economic development projects – Afghanistan
KW  - Agricultural development projects – Afghanistan.
N1  - “June 2002”.
“Pakistan Country series No. 14”—cover page.
“International Water Management Institute”—cover page.
“Future Harvest”—cover page
; Contents: List of tables—List of figures—Foreword—1. Introduction—2. Water resources of Afghanistan—3. Irrigation in Afghanistan—4. Water resources management issues—5. The way forwards—Literature cited—Annexes
N2  - Summary: “Afghanistan is a landlocked country of about 65 million hectares and 20 million people, of which 16.5 million live in rural areas. It is characterized by a rugged mountainous landscape, and scattered human settlements. The economy of the country is based on agricultural products and livestock. Majority of the rural population is small subsistence farmers who live of small plots of land. Therefore, management of water resources is a vital factor for the economic growth and to meet the people’s needs for food and fiber…”—(page iii)
ER  -