Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters
Subtitle: Asia
Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789280730371
Subjects: International rivers; Water-supply; Water resources development; International cooperation; Law and legislation; International lakes
Description: Water scarcity heightens the potential for conflicts among riparian countries in Asia and increases their vulnerability. A regional water resource cooperation mechanism would enhance collaboration and increase resilience so that water becomes an instrument for cooperation and unity rather than conflict. This publication provides an insightful assessment of the hydropolitical atmosphere in Asia and offers lessons to enhance future cooperation mechanisms.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "DEWA job no. DEW/1185/NA"--P. [iii].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience : series introduction / by Aaron T. Wolf; title: Background on the concepts of vulnerability and resilience as applied to the south and southeast Asian regions / by Shalini Kanwar, Ashim das Gupta, and Joshua Newton; title: Hydrovulnerability of west Asia / by Geoffrey T. Kuse, ... [et al.]; title: Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience in international river basins in China / by Feng Yan and Darrin Magee; title: Atlas of hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience.