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Conflict and cooperation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin [1]

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 [2]
Water21 [3]
12-16
Tags:
Ganga [4], Brahmaputra [5], Meghna [6], River Basin [7], Bangladesh [8], India [9], Bhutan [10], Nepal [11], Water Demand [12], Water Distribution [13], Water Disputes [14], Floods [15], Eastern Himalaya [16], Hydroelectricity [17], Water Management [18]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/water21
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghna
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
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[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-distribution
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-disputes
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eastern-himalaya
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management