Seawater intrusion into Pakistan's Indus delta has caused the collapse of farming and fishing communities, with villagers facing dire conditions. Habibullah Khatti describes his abandoned village, where fish stocks have diminished, leading him to shift professions unsuccessfully. The area has undergone significant population decline, from 26,000 in 1981 to 11,000 in 2023. Migration to Karachi has become inevitable as more than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the delta region due to reduced freshwater flow, dropping by 80 percent since the 1950s, largely due to human interventions and climate change.
Seawater intrusion into the delta, where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea, has triggered the collapse of farming and fishing communities.
The downstream flow of water into the delta has decreased by 80 percent since the 1950s, due to irrigation canals, hydropower dams, and climate change effects.
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