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This book explores the intricate challenges and potential solutions in managing transboundary rivers in South Asia, a densely populated and ecologically diverse region. It examines the significant impacts of the growing climate crisis, disaster risks, population growth, and socio-political conflicts on transboundary river basins, which pose substantial risks to large areas of the Global South. The book highlights the critical need for multi-sectoral, multidisciplinary, and cross-country perspectives to formulate collaborative policies that support sustainable development goals. Through specific case studies, the book addresses hydro-politics and flood hazards in countries like India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
Features
- Provides a holistic explanation of transboundary water governance and integrates perspectives from environmental science, geography, hydrology, political science, international relations studies, law, water governance and sociology.
- Includes detailed case studies and practical examples from different countries to help understand theoretical concepts through real-world scenarios.
- Utilizes advanced technologies such as machine learning, AI, and deep learning for data analysis and predictive modeling and provides cutting-edge tools for predicting water-related challenges and improving management strategies.
- Incorporates spatial maps and geostatistical diagrams to visually enhance comprehension of complex data analysis and spatial relationships.
- Features contributions by renowned experts in the field of water governance providing cutting-edge research, expert analyses, and authoritative perspectives.
This book is an excellent reference for students, researchers, and academics in environmental science, geography, hydrology, political science, international relations, law, sociology, and South Asian studies. Policymakers, government officials, and professionals in water resource management will also find it useful, as well as practitioners in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international development agencies, and environmental advocacy groups.
List of contents
1. Transboundary River Conflicts, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability in South Asia. 2. Transboundary Water Dispute between Bangladesh and India and the Role of Bangladesh National River Conservation Commission (NRCC): Prospects and Challenges. 3. Riparian Neighbours: Exploring India-China Water Disputes and Pathways to Resolution. 4. From Colonial Land Regimes to Contemporary Water Politics: Tracing Hydro-Social Transformations in the Bengal Delta. 5. Challenges of Integrated River Basin Management and Stakeholder Engagement in the Transboundary Tista River Basin between India and Bangladesh. 6. Hydro-Diplomacy: A Critical Analysis of the Regional Cooperation in South Asia. 7. Transboundary Rivers of South Asia: Interplay between Dispute and Diplomatic Deadlock under Climate Change Conditions. 8. How India Manages its Transboundary Waters: Analyzing Ethical Considerations. 9. Examining Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Transboundary Water Governance amidst Climate Change between India-Bangladesh. 10. Water, Climate, and Sustainability: The Case of Bhutan. 11. The Cryosphere and Delta: Navigating Transboundary Dynamics of Ganga River Basin. 12. Contested Waters and Clumsy Solutions: Plural Rationalities in Transboundary Water Governance in Nepal-India Borderlands. 13. Sustainable Water Resources Management in Brahmaputra River Basin: Key Challenges and Way Forward. 14. Conflict, Cooperation and Climate Resilience in the Governance of South Asia's Transboundary Rivers.
About the author
Dr. Mehebub Sahana is a Leverhulme Fellow and Lecturer in GIS in the Department of Geography at The University of Manchester, UK. He is an environmental geographer with an interest in analysing land-use changes, and his work focuses on landscape alterations in the post-colonial era and their consequences for sustainability in developing countries. His current research interests include the social-environmental interface, socio-ecological resilience, systems thinking, transboundary water resource management, geohazards, and landscape ecology. Previously, he was a Lecturer at the Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre (IGCMC), WWF-India, New Delhi. He is a highly cited, globally recognised researcher, and his work has been supported by projects funded by the Leverhulme Trust (UK, 2022-25), the International Science Partnership Fund (2024-25), the British Council (2025-26), and ICSSR, India. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network.
