Co-operation in the Afghanistan–Pakistan river basins
| dc.creator | Lautze, Jonathan F. | |
| dc.creator | Meelad, A. | |
| dc.creator | Hayat, S. | |
| dc.date | 2023-06-30 | |
| dc.date | 2023-08-31T22:07:02Z | |
| dc.date | 2023-08-31T22:07:02Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T18:31:30Z | |
| dc.description | In transboundary waters, co-operative basin management is widely believed to offer benefits over and above those of separate and unilateral management by riparian countries. Nonetheless, co-operation on shared waters does not always exist. The Kabul, Kurram and Gomal basins, shared by Afghanistan and Pakistan, present examples of river basins that lack co-operation despite the benefits that could be accrued. This chapter takes stock of existing co-operation in the Kabul, Kurram and Gomal basins to suggest catalysts for co-operation. The chapter reviews the current status of water co-operation between the two countries and the adverse consequences due to the current status quo. Factors constraining co-operation are then presented, followed by the benefits that can be derived from co-operation and frameworks that can guide its development. Finally, practical incentives for scaling up co-operation, and specific small steps that can be taken, are presented. A particular value-addition of this chapter is a granular distillation of the key points on which co-operation should focus and the mechanisms and modalities that can enable that focus. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131716 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158420 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | CAB International | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Lautze, Jonathan; Meelad, A.; Hayat, S. 2023. Co-operation in the Afghanistan–Pakistan river basins. In Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali; Lautze, Jonathan; Meelad, A. (Eds.). Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.143-161. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800622371.0009] | |
| dc.title | Co-operation in the Afghanistan–Pakistan river basins | |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |