KEy ProPosAls By ThE dEClArATIon

> Investments should be made for enhancing water supply through dams and reservoirs

> Better utilisation of groundwater should be ensured by adopting appropriate technologies like recycling, desalination and water harvesting.

> Consumption of water should be managed properly through the principles of mutual trust among the provinces. > Pakistan’s strategy regarding implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty should be revisited to bolster the country’s case. > The declaration calls on the government to introduce water accounting based on modern data collection methods

> Effective salinity management techniques should be adopted to protect agricultural land and the storage capacity of dams.

> Per capita availability of surface water has declined from 5,260 cubic metres per year in 1951 to about 1,000 cubic metres in 2016.

> The declaration stressed the need to build dams and reservoirs.