Activities - Phase II
Create a critical mass of informed actors (state and non-state) through stakeholder mapping and multilateral and multi tract dialogue processes unravelling their incentives, relative stakes, and their ability to influence water governance decisions within and between co-riparian countries
The objective of this activity is to study conflicts and cooperation in trans-boundary water governance and management practices. The study would seek to have an improved understanding about the processes shaping the relations across state and non-state actors positioned differently in terms of knowledge, power and value in the basin and how this relations acts as a source of conflict or impetus for cooperation to bring about inclusive institutional arrangements. Cases of conflicts and cooperation will be documented from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh in India and from Bangladesh part of the Brahmaputra.
The specific output of this activity is to
- Prepare a document of multiple case studies from India and Bangladesh that would give us in depth knowledge of what provoke conflicts or foster solidarities and collaboration in the management of Brahmaputra basin.
Desk review of international conventions, agreements and protocols on trans-boundary river governance and management
The objective of this activity is to form a set of guidelines of do’s and don’ts in managing the Brahmaputra River. The document will be developed jointly by Indian and Bangladeshi colleagues working in the project and will be ratified in the joint dialogue meeting in India. The document would build through extensive review of international protocols on trans-boundary river governance and management practices and insights from expert interviews and dialogue meetings.
The specific output of this activity is to
- Come up with Brahmaputra Protocol targeting for the policy makers of India and Bangladesh.
Doing meetings, taking interviews with them (tract 2 diplomacy format)
The objective of this activity is to make visit to Delhi to take interviews of bureaucrats, diplomats, government officials working on governance and management of the Brahmaputra basin.
The specific output of this activity is to
- Develop networking with the policy makers and inviting them for the national consultation and bilateral dialogue meeting.
Country level dialogue meeting in New Delhi (India) at track II diplomacy format with specific focus on integrating regional and national approaches of water governance and management of Brahmaputra Basin
The objective of this dialogue meeting is to bring state and national players in India, on the same platform to deliberate on issues which are of common interest towards the management of Brahmaputra basin. These activities are follow ups and up gradation from country specific track III dialogues of phase I, to track II dialogue, ensuring vertical integration of voices and interests of the policy makers at State and National level.
The specific output of this meeting is
- A workshop report that will bring forth state and central perspectives in managing the Brahmaputra River.
To have joint dialogue meeting of Bangladeshi and Indian Water professionals at track III and track II diplomatic format to discuss on probable platform for co-management of Brahmaputra Basin
The objective of this dialogue meeting is to bring state and national players in India, on the same platform to deliberate on issues which are of common interest towards the management of Brahmaputra basin. These activities are follow ups and up gradation from country specific track III dialogues of phase I, to track II dialogue, ensuring vertical integration of voices and interests of the policy makers at State and National level.
The specific outputs of this activity will be
- Delhi declaration and Issue Brief. Delhi Declaration would be designed to feed into policies and programmes of India and Bangladesh so as to inform institutional transformation in effectively managing Brahmaputra River. The issue brief will give a perspective viewpoint on importance of multi-track dialogues in the management of Brahmaputra basin.