Land of the Indus depicts the variety of Sindh's natural environment and highlights its environmental problems such as desertification, water scarcity, degradation of forests, fisheries, cultural heritage and urban environment. The documentary is a useful resource for raising awareness on environmental issues of Sindh.
The documentary portrays linkages between environmental degradation and poverty in the Indus Delta. It attempts to document as to how environmental degradation caused by sea intrusion in the coastal and deltaic tracts of southern parts of Pakistan has been instrumental in impacting and destroying the livelihoods of the local population, thereby exacerbating their poverty.
It is today widely acknowledged both by the development and conservation communities that a vital relationship exists between the sound management of ecosystems, the determinants of poverty and the effectiveness of poverty alleviation efforts. Although levels of vulnerability remain high in urban areas, the relationship is closer still in rural settings where the majority of poor remain largely dependent upon the productivity and sustainability of natural ecosystems.
