Transnational Policy Dialogue for Improved Water Governance of Brahmaputra River
Transnational water sharing, often lack cooperation which in turn hinders economic and social development, investments and regional integration. Implementation of hydropower project in such cross boundary area often raises unrest as development of one region leads to large scale changes in the other region. Diversion of water through dam construction will lead to submersion of road, forest area, township and villages. In such a scenario a robust transnational dialogue between the countries would help address the rising environmental concerns. Set in this backdrop, the project “Transnational Policy Dialogue for Improved Water Governance of Brahmaputra River" aims to influence policies for joint management of Brahmaputra River by Bangladesh, India and other countries who contribute to the flow of the river. The region is posed with significant social challenges such as population growth, poor infrastructure food insecurity and poverty social uprising and insurgency labour migration ethnic minority disenchantment unsustainable traditional land use practices HIV-AIDS and other public health problems border disputes and resource conflicts. Through the project we aim to set a regional knowledge base and network of actors to inform Brahmaputra-related dialogues and influence its policy for co-management of the river.