Pakistan Floods - An ineffitable result of no land ownership



Mr T



I have spent a career working in five countries, originally trained in NZ as a Agricultural Consultant. One of the countries I worked in was Iran. The problem goes back to a simple fact that land in many Islamic countries such as Pakistan, is publicly owned, title has not been granted. The result of this is that land is raped, not nurtured, young men have nothing to look forward to and get easily diverted away from caring. Trees have been cut down to feed roaming flocks of sheep and goats, the soil has nothing to help it cling to the hills, Acid rain had melted the organic matter which can glue the soil in place.

When this is understood, the answers become self evident. Interestingly it does not cost a lot to grant title using aerial photos nor does it cost much to plant trees.  But then corruption diverts the the people in power and they show little interest in such a simple solution.