Building Pakistan’s Resilience to Flood Disasters in the Indus River Basin

2016 ◽  
pp. 81-110
Author(s):  
Guillermo Mendoza ◽  
Zarif Khero
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Indus River ◽  
Flood Disasters ◽  
Indus River Basin

The Iranian Plateau and the Indus River Basin

2018 ◽  
pp. 293-326
Author(s):  
Cameron A. Petrie ◽  
Lloyd Weeks
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Indus River ◽  
Iranian Plateau ◽  
Indus River Basin

Sea-level responses to erosion and deposition of sediment in the Indus River basin and the Arabian Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 416 ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken L. Ferrier ◽  
Jerry X. Mitrovica ◽  
Liviu Giosan ◽  
Peter D. Clift
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Arabian Sea ◽  
Indus River ◽  
Erosion And Deposition ◽  
Indus River Basin

Transboundary Indus River Basin: Potential Threats to Its Integrity

2019 ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema ◽  
Muhammad Uzair Qamar
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Indus River ◽  
Indus River Basin

Damming and Infrastructural Development of the Indus River Basin: Strengthening the Provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Durgeshree RAMAN
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Indus River ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Indus River Basin ◽  
Environmentally Sound ◽  
Indus Waters Treaty

AbstractWhilst the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 allows for damning and infrastructural development in the Indus River Basin, it does so without factoring in environmental considerations. This is because environmental standards in international law, except those related to pollution control, were largely absent when the Treaty was negotiated in the 1950s. Given the increasing list of development-related disputes between India and Pakistan, and their aspirations for further damming and other infrastructural works in the Basin, this paper seeks to close the gaps in the Treaty’s provisions and developments in international environmental law to date. To do so effectively, the paper analyzes the relevant provisions of the UN Watercourses Convention, supplemented with an examination of the European regional framework. Based on these, it proposes changes to the Treaty so that both India and Pakistan are able to work within a legal framework which not only provides for environmental impact assessments for planned projects, but enhances monitoring, assessments, and reporting. This will ensure that such developments are not only environmentally sound but also help to alleviate some of the disputes between India and Pakistan.

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