Hydro-energy cooperation in South Asia: prospects for transboundary energy and water security

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.countryBhutan
cg.coverage.countryChina
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BT
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.013en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH049878en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1462-9011en
cg.journalEnvironmental Science and Policyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume114en
dc.contributor.authorSaklani, U.en
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, P. P.en
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditien
dc.contributor.authorScott, Christopher A.en
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-28T12:06:29Zen
dc.date.available2020-08-28T12:06:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/109091
dc.titleHydro-energy cooperation in South Asia: prospects for transboundary energy and water securityen
dcterms.abstractThe last decade has witnessed rapid progress in energy cooperation between the countries of the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) sub-region. Cooperation has been bilateral, with each of the countries entering into separate energy development and trade agreement with India, broadly similar to the water sector where national governments engage bilaterally on transboundary cooperation and dispute resolution. A more recent wave of electrical grid interconnections and hydro-energy cooperation has emerged with governments increasingly shifting from bilateral to multilateral energy-sharing agreements. This trend holds considerable potential for regional transboundary water governance. Based on documentary and media analysis along with interviews of key BBIN policy-makers, we identify and examine in this paper four factors for future progress: 1) technical cooperation can be extended to information-sharing for policies and institutions to regulate and manage water resources; 2) India must seize the opportunities and benefits of enhanced regional leadership in the region; 3) simultaneous informal discussion and diplomatic negotiation of water, energy and their nexus can provide BBIN countries the opportunity to highlight potential gains of cooperation and interstate interdependencies; and 4) regional cooperation can give a strong impetus to nations for advancing structural reforms, building institutions and capacity, developing a shared knowledge base, bridging infrastructural gaps, attracting private sector participation, and addressing poverty alleviation goals including job creation.en
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dcterms.bibliographicCitationSaklani, U.; Shrestha, P. P.; Mukherji, Aditi; Scott, C. A. 2020. Hydro-energy cooperation in South Asia: prospects for transboundary energy and water security. Environmental Science and Policy, 114:22-34. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.013]en
dcterms.extentp. 22-34en
dcterms.issued2020-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjecthydropoweren
dcterms.subjectenergy generationen
dcterms.subjectinternational cooperationen
dcterms.subjectinternational watersen
dcterms.subjectwater securityen
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen
dcterms.subjectwater policyen
dcterms.subjectinternational agreementsen
dcterms.subjecttreatiesen
dcterms.subjectbilateral agreementsen
dcterms.subjecttrade agreementsen
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten
dcterms.subjectpolitical aspectsen
dcterms.subjectinstitutional developmenten
dcterms.subjectriparian zonesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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