Dr. Gulfraz Ahmed (Expert on Water and Power):  The entire world is severely hit by the climate change, which has become a reality.  In the past it was thought that the Europe and Western world will remain unaffected by the climate change and only Asia and Africa will suffer but now we see that the climate change has hit Europe and western world too. Climate change is not a local phenomenon but it hits the regions and the entire world. The regional countries have now gathered to address the climate change. The issue of water scarcity and climate change should have been taken up quite earlier. The underground sources of fresh water are important but these are being depleted at a faster pace in Pakistan. Our country does not have the capacity to store water for more than ten days. If we enhance our capacity of water storage, the effects of drought will greatly be reduced in Pakistan. The government is constructing mega dams in the country which will help address the issue of water scarcity but there is also a need for construction of small dams and ponds at the local levels.