期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka
印刷版ISSN：2279-1809
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：46-57
DOI：10.4038/jepsl.v1i2.5147
语种：English
出版社：Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka
摘要：Being an agro-based economy, Pakistan depends mainly on fertile lands and Indus River irrigation systems. The extensive expansion and unsustainable growth in this sector is rapidly degrading ecosystem and environmental services, which leads to undermine the rural livelihoods. This research explores root causes of poor performance of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in this sector, taking the case of Chotiari water reservoir construction as an example. It further explores the outcomes of the unilateral decisions taken towards development projects which had led to the destruction of environmental services, biodiversity, fertile agricultural lands and sustenance of local population in the region. The aim of the article is to highlight inadequacies of EIA framework in the country and to recommend good governance practices to promote regional sustainability through such infrastructural projects. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jepsl.v1i2.5147 Journal of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka Vol.1(2) 2012 46-57
