scholarly journals The Adoption of the Declaration of the Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Lessons for South Asia

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Surya Nath Upadhyay ◽  
Prakash Gaudel
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Water Security ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Riparian Country ◽  
Water Right ◽  
Benefit Principle ◽  
Contested Terrain ◽  
Strategic Project ◽  
The Ganges

This paper discusses how an upper riparian country can establish its water right of fulfilling own water needs through development of a transboundary river in a contested terrain of water management. Citing the case of the development of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and adoption of the Declaration of the Principles by the Eastern Nile Basin States, this paper highlights the major lessons that South Asia need to learn to achieve water security in the region through cooperation. This paper further argues that if, economically weak upstream riparian country, Ethiopia can initiate such an important and strategic project, then Nepal must also be in similar position to fulfill own demand without causing significant harm, rather benefiting the downstream countries. Like Egypt and Sudan, the lower riparian countries Bangladesh and more importantly India need to be in a position to acknowledge the downstream benefit principle. This paper states that without cooperation among riparian states of the Ganges basin, the sustainable development of the region seems limited. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue: 21, July, 2017Page: 17-24Upload Date: July 18, 2017

scholarly journals War or Peace on the Rivers of South Asia?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 242-254
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imran Mehsud ◽  
Azam Jan ◽  
Tariq Anwar Khan
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Water Relations ◽  
South Asian ◽  
The Other ◽  
The South ◽  
Water Sharing ◽  
The Ganges

The renowned water expert, John Briscoe, predicted a bleak future for India-Pakistan water relations across the Indus attributing it to Pakistan’s downstream anxieties vis-à-vis upstream regional hegemon-India. Do the other co-riparian states of India share the same bleak future across the South Asian rivers of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna or are the water relations across these rivers peaceful as compared to the Indus? To answer this question, this study first explores India-Pakistan water disputes on the Indus and then analyses India-Bangladesh water disputes on the Ganges and Brahmaputra, India-Nepal, India-Bhutan, and Pakistan-Afghanistan water relations. The methodology adopted for this study is descriptive, historical, and analytical in its nature. The study concludes that India has not only failed to adopt a conciliatory approach towards Pakistan on the Indus but has generated mistrust amongst other neighbouring countries over water sharing due to its hegemonic hydro-behaviour. It recommends that India should adopt a conciliatory approach to have peaceful relations across the rivers of South Asia.

scholarly journals Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Niaz Asadullah ◽  
Antonio Savoia ◽  
Kunal Sen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Income Poverty ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Institutional Challenges

Abstract This paper contributes to the debate on the Sustainable Development Goals progress by evaluating the MDGs achievements in South Asia and the policy and institutional challenges deriving from such experience. Using cross-country regressions and aggregate indicators of poverty, health, education and gender parity outcomes, we offer three sets of findings. First, comparative evidence shows that, while South Asia has converged with richer regions, there is still significant variation in gender equality, universal primary education, and income poverty achievements across countries. Second, projections based on past trends on where SDGs are expected to be by 2030 reveal that there is a long way to go, where emblematic targets as income poverty eradication may not be met in the populous South Asian countries. Finally, considering the expanded set of development targets in the SDGs and the growth slowdown in South Asia, we argue that further progress would simultaneously require increased public spending on health and education and reforms improving state capacity. A simulation exercise confirms that such a combination of interventions would deliver significant benefits in the region, particularly in areas that are critical to progress on the goals of ‘No Poverty’, ‘Quality Education’, ‘Gender Equality’, and ‘Inclusive Growth’.

scholarly journals Climates of urbanization: local experiences of water security, conflict and cooperation in peri-urban South-Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S78-S93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dik Roth ◽  
Muhammad Shah Alam Khan ◽  
Israt Jahan ◽  
Rezaur Rahman ◽  
Vishal Narain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Conflict And Cooperation ◽  
Urban South
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