Water Resources

Conflict and cooperation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal are connected by the combined system of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, but erratic water supplies and pressures of population growth are leading to tensions over management of these transboundary waters. GOLAM RASUL outlines the main issues of transboundary water management in this Himalayan basin and the opportunities that exist to improve cooperation between these countries.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2014
Golam Rasul
Water21
12-16
Tags:
Ganga, Brahmaputra, Meghna, River Basin, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Water Disputes, Floods, Eastern Himalaya, Hydroelectricity, Water Management
Water Resources

Conflict likely over Mahanadi water sharing: AV Swamy

The people and Governments of both Chhattisgarh and Odisha may come to loggerheads over sharing of the Mahanadi river water in future, renowned Water Sector Expert and Independent Rajya Sabha MP fr

Publication Date: 
24/09/2014
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi, Water Disputes, Interstate Disputes, Orissa (Odisha), Industry
Climate Change

Climate change, resource scarcity & conflict

Limits to the availability of key natural resources (such as land, food, water and oil) and climate change have been linked to social unrest and violent conflict. Analysis that ignores the reliance of society and the economy on natural resources underestimates the exposure to systemic risks.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Anglia Ruskin University
Tags:
Climate Change, Conflicts, Water Resources, India, Global, Water Disputes, Food Prices, Droughts, Agriculture
Environment

Norms stringent, cumbersome for getting environment clearances: NHPC

With many projects stuck, state- owned NHPC has said stringent norms as well as cumbersome procedures are leading to delay in getting environmental and forest clearances.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2014
Zee News
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Hydroelectricity, Interstate Disputes, Water Disputes, Environment
Water Resources

The rise of hydro-diplomacy: strengthening foreign policy for transboundary waters

What contribution can diplomats and technical experts make to support transboundary water cooperation? And how can such cooperation be leveraged to facilitate wider-ranging regional integration?

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Benjamin Pohl
adelphi
Tags:
Water Disputes, River Basin, Dams, Hydroelectricity, Conflicts, Governance, India, Global, International Disputes
Water Resources

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Indus water treaty with Pakistan, 31/07/2014

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Indus water treaty with Pakistan, 31/07/2014.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2014
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Indus, Pakistan, India, Water Disputes, Parliament, Water Demand, Water Distribution
Dams/ Irrigation

Farmers clash over canal water in Jind; one killed

A bloody clash between two groups of farmers in a Jind village over sharing of canal water left one person dead and six seriously injured.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2014
Parvesh Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Jind (D), Canal Irrigation, Farmers, Water Disputes, Tubewells, Dams/ Irrigation
Water Resources

Linking rivers: Centre says can’t go ahead without states’ nod

The newly elected BJP-NDA Government today made it clear that the much-touted river linking project will not be carried out without the concurrence of the riparian states or beneficiary states.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2014
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
River Linking, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Water Disputes, Ministry Of Water Resources, Drinking Water, Water Pollution Control, Water Resources
Dams/ Irrigation

Kerala moves Supreme Court seeking review of Mullaperiyar verdict

The Kerala government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of the May 7 verdict quashing the law enacted by the State to prevent Tamil Nadu from raising the water level in the Mullape

Publication Date: 
01/07/2014
J. Venkatesan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Idukki, Dams, Tamil Nadu, Water Disputes, Interstate Disputes, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Supreme Court, Dams/ Irrigation
Water Resources

Delhi to Dhaka: Will address Teesta concerns

Carrying a "message of friendship and goodwill" from the newly-elected Indian government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today gave a commitment to address Bangladesh's concerns over shari

Publication Date: 
27/06/2014
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
ndia, Bangladesh, Teesta, International Disputes, Water Disputes, Water Resources

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