Climate change pakistan By Allah Dad Khan Peshawar

2. Climate of
Pakistan
A
Presentation
By
Mr. Allah Dad
Khan

3. Pakistan Introduction
 The geography of Pakistan (Urdu ‫ستان‬ِ‫ک‬‫پا‬ ‫جغرافیۂ‬ )is a
profound blend of landscapes varying from plains to
deserts, forests, hills, and plateaus ranging from the
coastal areas of the Arabian Sea in the south to the
mountains of the Karakoram range in the north. Pakistan
geologically overlaps both with the Indian and
the Eurasian tectonic plates where its Sindh
and Punjab provinces lie on the north-western corner of
the Indian plate while Balochistan and most of the Khyber-
Pakhtunkhwa lie within the Eurasian plate which mainly
comprises the Iranian plateau, some parts of the Middle
East and Central Asia. Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir lie
mainly in Central Asia along the edge of the Indian plate
and hence are prone to violent earthquakes where the two
tectonic plates collide.

4. Location of Pakistan
 Pakistan is bordered by Afghanistan to the north-west and Iran to
the west while the People's Republic of China borders the country
in the north and India to the east. The nation is geopolitically
placed within some of the most controversial regional boundaries
which share disputes and have many-a-times escalated military
tensions between the nations, e.g., that of Kashmir with India
and the Durand Line with Afghanistan. Its western borders
include the Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass that have served as
traditional migration routes between Central Eurasia and South
Asia

19. Water Resources
 Hydrological power is a renewable resource
which benefits Pakistan a lot. After the Indus
Water Treaty on 1960 World Bank decided that
River Sutlej, Ravi and Beas water will be used by
India and River Indus, Jhelum and Chenab water
will be used by Pakistan. Pakistan was told to
built 2 Dams one Tarbela And second Mangla, 5
Barrages, 8 Link Canals and one gated siphon.
For this India was told to Participate 60% while
Pakistan will participate 40%. Pakistan is
considering to develop wind turbines to fulfill the
demand for electricity.solar power is now slowly
flourishing but it is still installed on a small scale.

20. Water Resources
 Pakistan Largest River is known as River Indus which Flows
from Tibet China and Enters through Pakistan by KPK.
River Indus Systen is Known as Indus System. It is divided
Into Two Plains. Upper Indus Plain Which Starts From
Northern Pakistan and ends Up to Mithankot. River Indus
has Tributaries on both western and eastern side. River
Indus eastern tributaries are River Jhelum, Chenab, Sutlej,
Ravi and Beas. these Four Rivers Flow in Punjab. These
four Rivers meet at Panjnad from where they are known as
River Panjnad. River Indus western Tributaries are River
Swat, Kabul, Kurrram, Tochi, Gomal, Zhob. These rivers
join River Indus at KPK. At Mithankot these Rivers Finally
Meet with River Indus. After this River Indus Flows Alone
Through Lower Indus Plain. Lower Indus Plain Starts from
Mithankot up to Thatta where River Indus Meets with
Arabian Sea. This place is also known as Indus Delta.

26. Climate of
Pakistan

27. Climate Of Pakistan
 Pakistan lies in the temperatezone, immediately above thetropic
of cancer. The climate varies from tropical to
temperate. Arid conditions exist in the coastal south,
characterized by a monsoonseason with adequate rainfall and a
dry season with lesser rainfall, while abundant rainfall is
experienced by the province ofPunjab, and wide variations
between extremes of temperature at given locations. Rainfall
varies from as little as less than 10 inches a year to over
150 inches a year, in various parts of the nation. These
generalizations should not, however, obscure the distinct
differences existing among particular locations. For example, the
coastal area along the Arabian Sea is usually warm, whereas the
frozen snow-covered ridges of the Karakoram Range and of other
mountains of the far north are so cold year round that they are
only accessible by world-class climbers for a few weeks in May
and June of each year

28. Climate Of Pakistan
 Pakistan is vulnerable to climate change because it is
located in a region where temperature increases are
expected to be higher than the global averages. The land
area is mostly arid and semi-arid and the Himalayan
glaciers, which are reported to be receding, primarily feed
its rivers and its economy is largely based on agriculture.
The country faces risks of variability in monsoon rains,
floods and extended droughts.