在巴基斯坦的旁遮普省，过度抽水导致地下水位每年下降高达半米（二十英寸 ） ， 因为很难继续种植甘蔗和稻米这样的渴水植物而对今后的粮食和水安全构成威胁。
In Pakistan’s Punjab Province, over-pumping is lowering the water table by up to a half-meter (20 inches) per year, threatening future food and water security and making thirsty crops like sugarcane and rice tougher to grow.