Water Resources

Troubled waters: Can a bridge be built over the Indus?

Whereas once the Indus Waters Treaty could correctly be described as a beacon of light in an otherwise gloomy relationship between India and Pakistan, this is no longer so. The odds now are that the crumbling IWT will be a cause for further tension and conflict between India and Pakistan.

Publication Date: 
10/12/2010
John Briscoe
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Indus, Pakistan, India, Water Disputes, International Disputes, World Bank, Water Management, Rivers, Hydroelectricity, Dams, Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Water Resources
Water Resources

Water and agriculture: implications for development and growth

At a time of mounting population pressures, environmental declines, and growing demand for water, the Paul H.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
& et al, John Briscoe, Greg Allgood, Jason Clay
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tags:
Agriculture, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Drinking Water, Irrigation, Development, Water Pricing, NGO, India, Global, South Asia