Global development agendas are now being bonded with adaptation to climate change. Sustainable biodiversity and
community adaptation to climate change are closely associated as depletion of natural resources adversely affects the living
standard of people. Rapid climatic changes and intervention to regulate water resources in Indus delta of Pakistan have put
the lives of millions of people residing near the Indus river belt at the stake of climate change. Therefore, this study was
designed to inquire the socio-economic conditions of the people residing near the Indus river bank and the perceived impact
of climate change on river belt agricultural resources specifically in district D. G. Khan. Based on primary data study
employed univariate and bivariate analysis which suggested flood, wind storm and temperature as the significant climate
change parameters affecting the land fertility, forest and fisheries. The Foster Greer and Thorbeck technique for calculating
the poverty indicated that majority (82%) of population was below poverty line and most of them entirely depend on river
belt agricultural resources which were found to be depleting due to rapid climate change.
Muhammad Imran, Sumaira Bano, Muhammad Dawood, Muhammad Ali Tarar , Abid Ali. (2013) Climate Change, Poverty And Agricultural Resource Degradation: A Case Study Of District D.G. Khan, , Volume-50, Issue-1.
