‘Water has surrounded us’: The slow death of Pakistan’s Indus delta | Climate Crisis News
The Indus delta in Pakistan faces slow and painful death once a rich ecosystem, now climate change, increasing level of sea and severe misconfection. It is where the Indus River meets the Arab Sea, this delta once supported millions through fishing, agriculture and biodiversity. Today, saltwater infiltration, lack of freshwater flow and erosion have destroyed fruitful land, killed sea life and forced entire communities to migrate. Local people's livelihoods, especially Fisarfok, disappear as swallowing the villages and fields in the sea. Ponds and irrigation systems have reduced the flow of indus by cutting the delta's lifeline. This is a warning signal for other weak coastal regions around the world.
The Key points
- The indus delta shrinks quickly due to climate change and water management.
- The infiltration of salt water has once destroyed the country.
- Flow of fresh water from the Indus River has reduced significantly.
- Fish communities lose the livelihood as the fish stock has decreased.
- Increased sea level is flooded in homes and fields.
- The ladies and channels remove the necessary water from the delta.
- Coast erosion erases the entire villages.
- Migration from affected areas is increasing.
- Experts need immediate measures to save the Delta Ekos system.
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