Imagining Industan : overcoming water insecurity in the Indus basin /: overcoming water insecurity in the Indus basin. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Zafar Adeel, Robert G. Wirsing, editors.
• Editors: Adeel, Zafar; Wirsing, Robert
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; Part I: Introductory Perspectives; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 What This Book Is About; 1.2 What the€Indus Basin Encompasses; 1.2.1 Geography of€the€Region and€Distribution of€Water Resources; 1.2.2 Demographic Characteristics; 1.3 Why the€Water Resources of€the€Indus Basin Are Important to€the€Co-riparian States; 1.3.1 Irrigation Waters; 1.3.2 Hydroelectric Power; 1.4 The Kashmir Dispute and€the€Indus System; 1.5 The Indus Waters Treaty; 1.6 Why the€Indus Basin Is Important to€the€World; 1.7 Definitional and€Data Considerations. 3.2 Mistrust Between€India and€Pakistan and€the€Tulbul Navigation Project/Wullar Barrage3.3 Internal Politics and€Unfinished Water Projects in€India and€Pakistan; 3.4 Afghanistan's Planned Dams on€the€Kabul River; 3.5 Shared Benefits of€Indus Cooperation: A€Lost Opportunity; References; Chapter 4: The Ebb and€Flow of€Water Conflicts: A€Case Study of€India and€Pakistan; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methodology; 4.3 Limitation of€Event Databases; 4.4 Database Results; 4.4.1 International Results; 4.4.2 Domestic Results; 4.5 India: Water Conflicts; 4.6 Pakistan: Water Conflicts. 4.7 Interaction Between€Domestic and€International Water Conflicts4.8 Conclusion; References; Part III: The Potential for Transboundary Cooperation; Chapter 5: The Indus Waters Treaty: Modernizing the€Normative Pillars to€Build a€More Resilient Future; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Water Security and€International Law; 5.2.1 Water Security Through a€Legal Lens; 5.2.2 The General Obligation to€Cooperate; 5.2.3 Regional Common Concern for€Water Security; 5.3 The Indus Waters Treaty and€Its Application; 5.3.1 Availability; 5.3.2 Access; 5.3.3 Adaptability; 5.3.4 Ambit; 5.4 The Way Forward. 5.4.1 Options Within the€Existing Framework5.4.2 Renegotiating the€Indus Waters Treaty; 5.4.3 The Chances of€a€Regional Framework; 5.4.4 Observations; References; Chapter 6: Managing the€Indus in€a€Warming World: The€Potential for€Transboundary Cooperation in€Coping with€Climate Change; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Growing Climate Pressures on€Indus Basin Water Resources; 6.2.1 Observed Climate Trends; 6.2.2 Projected Climate Impacts; 6.3 Climate Risks to€Water Security; 6.3.1 Climate Change and€the€Water-Food-Energy Nexus; 6.3.2 Climate Resilience and€Water Security in€Transboundary Basins.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 216 pages), color maps
• Subjects: 333.91095491; Environment; Water security -- Indus River Valley; Water-supply -- Indus River Valley; Water-supply -- Indus River Valley -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Water security; Water-supply; Water-supply -- Management; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- Water Supply; International relations; Environmental management; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; The environment; Water supply & treatment; Environmental pollution; International relations; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Asia -- Indus River Valley; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319328454
• Related ISBNs: 331932845X; 9783319328430; 3319328433
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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