{"id":625,"date":"2026-01-21T06:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2026-01-21T06:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:45:11","slug":"indias-indus-waters-treaty-move-threatens-pakistans-water-security-un-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Indus Waters Treaty Move Threatens Pakistan\u2019s Water Security: UN Told"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Islamabad:<\/strong> Pakistan has warned that India\u2019s unilateral decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance has triggered an unprecedented crisis for Pakistan\u2019s water security and regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The warning was issued by <strong>Pakistan\u2019s Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Usman Jadoon<\/strong>, while speaking at the <strong>Global Water Bankruptcy Policy Roundtable<\/strong>, hosted by the <strong>Permanent Mission of Canada<\/strong> and the <strong>United Nations University (UNU)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador Jadoon said India\u2019s decision, taken in <strong>April last year<\/strong>, was followed by <strong>material breaches of the treaty<\/strong>, including unannounced disruptions to downstream water flows and the withholding of critical hydrological data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described India\u2019s actions as a <strong>deliberate weaponisation of water<\/strong>, stressing that Pakistan\u2019s stance on the Indus Waters Treaty remains firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cPakistan\u2019s position is unequivocal; the Treaty remains legally intact and permits no unilateral suspension or modification,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The ambassador noted that for more than <strong>six decades<\/strong>, the <strong>1960 Indus Waters Treaty<\/strong> has served as a time-tested framework for the equitable and predictable management of the Indus River basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the treaty\u2019s significance, he said the basin sustains <strong>one of the world\u2019s largest contiguous irrigation systems<\/strong>, supplies <strong>over 80 percent of Pakistan\u2019s agricultural water needs<\/strong>, and supports the livelihoods of <strong>more than 240 million people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador Jadoon warned that <strong>water insecurity has emerged as a systemic global risk<\/strong>, impacting food production, energy systems, public health, livelihoods, and human security across regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Referring to Pakistan\u2019s challenges, he said the country is a <strong>semi-arid, climate-vulnerable, lower-riparian state<\/strong> facing floods, droughts, rapid glacier melt, groundwater depletion, and population growth, all placing immense strain on already stressed water systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said Pakistan is working to strengthen water resilience through <strong>integrated planning, flood protection, irrigation rehabilitation, groundwater recharge, and ecosystem restoration<\/strong>, citing initiatives such as <strong>Living Indus<\/strong> and <strong>Recharge Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ambassador stressed that systemic water risks cannot be managed by any country alone, particularly in <strong>shared river basins<\/strong>, adding that predictability, transparency, and cooperation in transboundary water governance are matters of survival for downstream populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the international community to recognise <strong>water insecurity as a systemic global risk<\/strong> ahead of the <strong>UN Water Conference 2026<\/strong>, calling for respect for <strong>international water law<\/strong> and enhanced cooperation to protect vulnerable downstream communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan has warned that India\u2019s unilateral decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance has triggered an unprecedented crisis for Pakistan\u2019s water security and regional stability. 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