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South Asian Rivers

A Framework for Cooperation

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Imtiaz Ahmed

    1. Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  • Identifies existing statist approaches and political economies of river management in South Asia
  • Leads readers on a journey through the transboundary rivers of South Asia where rivers are vital for life and living
  • Explains why the region needs a framework for cooperation on the wellbeing of these rivers
  • Provides insight into the future of transboundary water governance in South Asia
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science (APESS, volume 21)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Imtiaz Ahmed
    Pages 1-10

  3. National and International Legal Aspects of River Water Sharing: The South Asian Experience

    • V. G. Hegde
    Pages 11-43

  4. Agreements and Institutions Related to Shared Rivers within South Asia and Beyond

    • Shafqat Kakakhel
    Pages 45-67

  5. Transboundary Waters: Why Does the People’s Voice Lack Collective Echo?

    • Sudhirendar Sharma
    Pages 69-80

  6. Trans-Boundary Water Governance in South Asia: The Beginning of a New Journey

    • Ajaya Dixit
    Pages 81-101

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 103-113
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About this book

This volume identifies existing statist approaches and political economies of river management in South Asia. These rivers are heavily suffering from millions of people who in contrast consider them as holy and worship them. Edited by Professor Imtiaz Ahmed, the contributors of this book from India, Nepal and Pakistan are leading readers on a journey through the transboundary rivers of South Asia where rivers are vital for the life and living. The book explains why the region needs a framework for cooperation on the wellbeing of these rivers. River management is the key to sustaining healthy river systems. The authors stress that right of the rivers must be codified and guaranteed by the state and the people in South Asia. However, the statist approach to the transboundary rivers in South Asia actually conceives them as national rivers. This volume contributes to the current campaign of overcoming the water dystopias in South Asia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Imtiaz Ahmed

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