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Himalayan solutions: co-operation and security in river basins [1]

The objective of this report is to explore how river basins in the Himalayan region, and particularly shared water resources, can foster cooperation and security between Bangladesh, China, India and Nepal. The conventional view is that depleting water resources, growing problem of pollution, uncertain risks posed by climate change
together may lead to competition for resources, migration, social instability, internal conflicts and diplomatic tensions between countries.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2011
Strategic Foresight Group [2]
Tags:
Water Resources [3], Himalaya [4], River Basin [5], Hydroelectricity [6], India [7], Bangladesh [8], Nepal [9], China [10], Water Management [11], Remote Sensing [12], Water Quality [13], Water Distribution [14]
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National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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