Transboundary Water Governance and International Actors in South Asia: The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin

ISBN-13: 9781138097544 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 204 str.

Australia) Paula (Australian National University Hanasz

Opis

This book identifies factors that contribute to water conflicts and that detract from water cooperation in this region, including shedding light on how international organisations affect transboundary water interactions.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. International actors in the resolution of transboundary water conflicts 2. Legacies and challenges for water governance in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed  3.The transboundary water governance agenda in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed 4. Why are international actors interested in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed? 5. Normative claims of international actors 6. From water conflict to water cooperation through the World Bank? 7. Mixed reactions to foreign-led initiatives from riparian stakeholders 8. Obstacles to positive water interaction in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed 9. The small issue of the big brother; the effect of India’s hydro-hegemony 10. Limitations of foreign-led approaches 11. Structural challenges in the global system of foreign aid 12. Insights for international actors in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed and beyond 13. Conclusions

O autorze

Paula Hanasz has completed a PhD at the Australian National University, Australia. She consults on issues of defence, national security and non-traditional security threats.