Traditional knowledge and local institutions support adaptation to water-induced hazards in Chitral, Pakistan

This case study documents and assesses people’s responses to flash floods and water stresses in two union councils respectively, Shishikoh and Mulkhow, in Chitral district, Pakistan. It aims to identify and assess adaptation strategies to climate-induced water stresses in Mulkhow and water hazards in Shishikoh Union Councils.

This report is one case study out of five studies of local responses to climate related water stress and floods. The central objective of this series of case studies "Documenting and assessing adaptation strategies to too much, too little water" is to document adaptation strategies at local or community level to constraints and hazards related to water and induced by climate change in the Himalayan region, including how people are affected by water stress and hazards, their local short and long-term responses, and the extent to which these strategies reduce vulnerability to water stress and hazards.