07 June 2011
Report on “Inter-State Water Conflicts in Southern Asia”
Abstract
Water conflicts are a subject of intense debate and discussion in Southern Asia, which comprises India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and China. Factors such as the history of partition, a burgeoning population, increasing urbanisation and scarcity of water resources have only magnified transboundary river disputes in the region. It was against this backdrop that the Symposium on Inter-State Water Conflicts in Southern Asia was organised by the South Asia Programme of the RSIS Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), and the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, on 18 February 2011.
Abstract
Water conflicts are a subject of intense debate and discussion in Southern Asia, which comprises India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and China. Factors such as the history of partition, a burgeoning population, increasing urbanisation and scarcity of water resources have only magnified transboundary river disputes in the region. It was against this backdrop that the Symposium on Inter-State Water Conflicts in Southern Asia was organised by the South Asia Programme of the RSIS Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), and the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, on 18 February 2011.
