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Water Conflicts in Northeast India

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge India
Published: 28th Mar 2019
Dimensions: w 140mm h 216mm d 16mm
Weight: 347g
ISBN-10: 0367277727
ISBN-13: 9780367277727
Barcode No: 9780367277727
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Synopsis
Northeast India, apart from being the rainiest in India, is drained by two large river systems of the world - the Brahmaputra and the Barak (Meghna) - both transnational rivers cutting across bordering countries. The region, known for its rich water resources, has been witnessing an increasing number of conflicts related to water in recent years. This volume documents the multifaceted conflicts and contestations around water in Northeast India, analyses their causes and consequences, and includes expert recommendations. It fills a major gap in the subject by examining wide-ranging issues such as cultural and anthropological dimensions of damming rivers in the Northeast and Eastern Himalayas; seismic surveys, oil extractions, and water conflicts; discontent over water quality and drinking water; floods, river bank erosion, embankments; water policy; transboundary water conflicts; and hydropower development. It also discusses the alleged Chinese efforts to divert the Brahmaputra River. With its analytical and comprehensive coverage, 18 case studies, and suggested approaches for conflict resolution, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of development studies, governance and public policy, politics and international relations, water resources, environment, geography, climate change, area studies, economics, and sociology. It will also be an important resource for policymakers, bureaucrats, development practitioners, civil society groups, the judiciary, and media.

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'It is this kind of sound empirical research and careful deliberation on principles that can provide us the solid common ground for obviation or resolution of conflicts over water.'

Mihir Shah, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Shiv Nadar University, India

'A must-read for all with an interest in understanding the politics and powers that mark contemporary water interventions and investments.'

Margreet Zwarteveen, Professor of Water Governance, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands