Water Issues In Himalayan South Asia
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Water Issues In Himalayan South Asia
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Author : Amit Ranjan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-12-14
Water Issues In Himalayan South Asia written by Amit Ranjan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-14 with Political Science categories.
The book looks into the domestic water issues and disputes in the Himalayan South Asian countries, and based on it analyzes trans-boundary water disputes. Himalayan South Asia comprises India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Afghanistan. All except Afghanistan share river waters with India. Home to some of the major river basins of the world, a part of this region falls into water scarce zone, and according to the United Nations Water Report of 2018 some of them will experience severe water scarcity by 2050. The book also studies water issues in China. Though the country is not a part of the Himalayan South Asia, most of the major rivers of this region originate in China. Over the years, China has been alleged by countries like India for diverting, choking or using the trans-boundary river waters for its purpose. Understanding water competition and issues in China will help one to understand its transboundary water behavior.
Contested Waters
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Author : Amit Ranjan
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2020-09-02
Contested Waters written by Amit Ranjan and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-02 with Political Science categories.
This book examines India’s transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian riparian neighbours — Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. It explores the history of disputes and cooperation over the transboundary river water in this region as well as discusses current disputes and future concerns. It analyses how and why existing transboundary river water sharing treaties between India and its South Asian riparian neighbours are confronted with challenges. The book indicates that India’s transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian riparian neighbours are likely to escalate in coming years due to the widening of the demand¬–supply gap in the respective countries. It further shows the impact of bilateral relations on the resolution of transboundary river water disputes, even as cordial relationships do not always guarantee the absence of river water disputes between riparian states. The book looks at some key questions: How political are India’s transboundary rivers water disputes in South Asia? Why do the roots of India’s river water disputes with Bangladesh and Pakistan lie in the partition of the British India in 1947? Why are there reservations against India’s hydroelectricity projects or allegations of water theft? Is it possible to resolve transboundary river water disputes among these South Asian countries? This book will greatly interest scholars and researchers working in the areas of river management, environmental politics, transnationalism, water resources, politics and international relations, security studies, peace and conflict studies, geopolitics, development studies, governance and public administration, and South Asian studies in addition to policymakers and journalists.
International Conflict Over Water Resources In Himalayan Asia
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Author : R. Wirsing
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-11-16
International Conflict Over Water Resources In Himalayan Asia written by R. Wirsing and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-16 with Political Science categories.
The authors explore the fresh water crisis of Himalayan Asia. While the region hosts some of the world's mightiest rivers, it is also home to rapidly modernizing, increasingly affluent, and demographically multiplying societies, ensuring the rapid depletion of water resources and of disputes over ownership of transboundary waters.
Dirty Sacred Rivers
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Author : Cheryl Colopy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Dirty Sacred Rivers written by Cheryl Colopy and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Science categories.
Dirty, Sacred Rivers explores South Asia's increasingly urgent water crisis, taking readers on a journey through North India, Nepal and Bangladesh, from the Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal. The book shows how rivers, traditionally revered by the people of the Indian subcontinent, have in recent decades deteriorated dramatically due to economic progress and gross mismanagement. Dams and ill-advised embankments strangle the Ganges and its sacred tributaries. Rivers have become sewage channels for a burgeoning population. To tell the story of this enormous river basin, environmental journalist Cheryl Colopy treks to high mountain glaciers with hydrologists; bumps around the rough embankments of India's poorest state in a jeep with social workers; and takes a boat excursion through the Sundarbans, the mangrove forests at the end of the Ganges watershed. She lingers in key places and hot spots in the debate over water: the megacity Delhi, a paradigm of water mismanagement; Bihar, India's poorest, most crime-ridden state, thanks largely to the blunders of engineers who tried to tame powerful Himalayan rivers with embankments but instead created annual floods; and Kathmandu, the home of one of the most elegant and ancient traditional water systems on the subcontinent, now the site of a water-development boondoggle. Colopy's vivid first-person narrative brings exotic places and complex issues to life, introducing the reader to a memorable cast of characters, ranging from the most humble members of South Asian society to engineers and former ministers. Here we find real-life heroes, bucking current trends, trying to find rational ways to manage rivers and water. They are reviving ingenious methods of water management that thrived for centuries in South Asia and may point the way to water sustainability and healthy rivers.
Water Management In South Asia
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Author : Sumana Bandyopadhyay
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-01-29
Water Management In South Asia written by Sumana Bandyopadhyay and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-29 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book highlights various challenges and opportunities for water management and cooperation in South Asia. In light of increasing urbanization and development in the region and related pressure on water resources, the contributions investigate water conflictual and cooperative attitudes and gestures between countries and regions; analyse management trade-offs between nature, agriculture and urban uses; and examine water sustainable management and related policies. By studying major river basins in the region, such as Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna, the chapters highlight socio-economic, infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of water scarcity in South Asia and present best practices for improved sustainable water management and security in the region.
Unruly Waters
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Author : Sunil Amrith
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2018-12-11
Unruly Waters written by Sunil Amrith and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-11 with History categories.
From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas--and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Asia's past and its future.
Informing Water Policies In South Asia
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Author : Anjal Prakash
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2018-05-11
Informing Water Policies In South Asia written by Anjal Prakash and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with Nature categories.
This book analyzes water policies in South Asia from the perspective of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). It seeks to address the problems of water scarcity, conflict and pollution resulting from the gross mismanagement and over-exploitation of this finite resource. Highlighting the need for IWRM in mitigating abuse and ensuring sustainable use, it discusses issues relating to groundwater management; inter-state water conflicts; peri-urban water use; local traditional water management practices; coordination between water users and uses; and water integration at the grassroots level. With case studies from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal, the innovative, painstaking and transnational researches presented in the volume deal with questions of equity, gender, sustainability, and democratic governance in water policy interventions. It will interest researchers and students of development studies, environmental studies, natural resource management, water governance, and public administration, as also water sector professionals, policymakers, civil society activists and governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
Water For Food And Rural Development
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Author : Peter P. Mollinga
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Water For Food And Rural Development written by Peter P. Mollinga and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Rural development categories.
This is a discussion of the issues surrounding water resource development and management in South Asia, namely, which innovative approaches and methodologies can help resolve the deadlock in water resources development and management?
Review Of Water And Climate Change Policies In South Asia
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Author : Davis, R.
language : en
Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Release Date : 2019-05-14
Review Of Water And Climate Change Policies In South Asia written by Davis, R. and has been published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with Science categories.
Federalism And Inter State River Water Disputes In India
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Author : Amit Ranjan
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-07-05
Federalism And Inter State River Water Disputes In India written by Amit Ranjan and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-05 with Nature categories.
This book examines the Union-State and inter-State relations concerning water issues in India. It analyses the federal structure in India and looks at its effectiveness in addressing the inter-state river water disputes in the country through three cases: the Cauvery, Krishna and Mahadayi Rivers water dispute. It probes into the physical, political, legal and constitutional measures taken by the Union government and the states to deal with the inter-State and Union-State tussles over inter-State river waters. The author studies the debate over centralisation and decentralisation of water resources, as well as the inter-state river water disputes that have aroused feelings of sub-nationalism in many regions of India. Finally, this book also examines socio-political tensions over multipurpose water projects and other supply-side infrastructures, and their efficacy in addressing India’s increasing water problems. This book will interest researchers and students of Environmental Politics, Political Science, Public Policy, Environmental Geography, Indian Politics, South Asian Studies, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, River Management, and Resource politics.