International conflict over water resources in Himalayan Asia
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International conflict over water resources in Himalayan Asia
（Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series / series editor, Mark Beeson）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-259) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF RIVER RIVALRY IN HIMALAYAN ASIA Water Insecurity in Himalayan Asia Challenge of Climate Change in Himalayan Asia PART II: SOURCES OF TRANS-BOUNDARY RIVER DISPUTES Damming the Rivers-I: The Irrigation Imperative Damming the Rivers-II: The Energy Imperative Damming the Rivers-III: The Diversion Imperative PART III: ALTERNATIVES TO WATER CONFLICT Cooperative River Basin Management Water Technology Innovation PART IV: THE FUTURE OF HIMALAYAN ASIA'S RIVERS Conclusion: Swimming Against the Tide
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