Climate Change and its Impact on Water Resources of Selected Areas in District Chitral with High Climatic Vulnerabilities
Saiqa Jehan1*, Tahir Sarwar1, Naveedullah1, Shahzad Khan Khattak2 and M. Jamal Khan3
1Department of Water Resources Management, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 3Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Saiqa Jehan, Department of Water Resources Management, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Map of district Chitral showing the sampled sites.
Figure 2:
Climate of district Chitral.
Figure 3:
Changes in the seasons of district Chitral over the last 25 years.
Figure 4:
Change in the frequency of rainfall.
Figure 6:
Change in the duration of rainfall.
Figure 7:
Change in dry periods in the last 25 years.
Figure 8:
Quality of surface water.
Figure 9:
Risk of overtopping of drains in District Chitral.
Figure 10:
Risk of widening of streams and gullies.
Figure 5:
Change in the intensity of rainfall.