As we mentioned in our fourth post, Stakeholder Assessment is a useful tool for ‘mapping’ overlapping and conflicting demands for the same water. But once basic requirements have been met (i.e., in terms of quantity and quality of water), how should the relevant parties organize their interactions? Does each side push ahead and seek to […]
Water Diplomacy for South Asia: Conceptualization of Ecological Water Engineering
This post is a follow up to The Case for Water Diplomacy for South Asia (Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin). The initial post describes the unique hydrology and water security challenges for the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Basin shared by Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. The problem of water security in South Asia is rooted more in spatial and temporal […]
The Case for Water Diplomacy for South Asia (Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin)
With a large and growing population, high poverty rates, and a need to ensure food security, water is highly politicized. The diverse opinions and resulting disputes between South Asian countries regarding shared waters has resulted in few strategies for basin level cooperation in the face of changing requirements and variable water quantities. In addition to […]
From IWRM back to integrated water resources management
Integrated Water Resources Management has become the must-do in the water management world. But it is not always the best approach to solving our water problems and can even cause harm and divert energy from more promising alternatives. The basic ideas of integrated water resources management are nearing 100 years of age. They are a […]