Conflict and Cooperation on South Asia's International Rivers

A Legal Perspective

von Salman M. A. Salman, Kishor Uprety

240 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This work analyzes five major bilateral treaty regimes on the South Asian subcontinent: between India and Bangladesh for the Ganges River; India and Nepal for the Kosi, Gandaki, and Mahakali rivers; and India and Pakistan for the Indus River. It also explains the legal regimes of these rivers in the context of the serious challenges to the water resources of the subcontinent posed by significant population increases, urbanization, industrialization, and environmental degradation.

• Reihe: World Bank Publications
• ISBN: 9780821353523
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.01.2003
• Größe: 228 x 151 mm
• Verlag: World Bank Publications