[1] This revision, referred to as the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (Amendment) Act, 2023, was approved by the President on April 11, 2023.
[2][3] The amendment replaced Section 16 of the Act, which details the council's power to hire employees, engage experts, advisers, and consultants, and establish their terms and conditions.
A recent report from the council revealed that 25 brands of bottled water were deemed unfit for human consumption due to either microbiological or chemical contamination.
The objective of this Pak-China collaboration is to employ technical methods to manage water resources, which could aid Pakistan in dealing with the impacts of climate change and associated disasters.
There is an immediate need for the country to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to the evolving climate, and build resilience against the already occurring impacts.