The Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin, once a cradle of advanced civilisation and one of the richest natural resource regions anywhere, is today home to the largest concentration of the worlds most poor. This is a shameful tragedy, a product ofMoreThe Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin, once a cradle of advanced civilisation and one of the richest natural resource regions anywhere, is today home to the largest concentration of the worlds most poor.
This is a shameful tragedy, a product of misplaced perceptions and priorities and a lack of political will- and begger-my-neighbour disputes. All this while, time and opportunity slipped by. The riparian disputes between India, Nepal and Bangladesh could not be resolved as long as they were treated as technical rather than political problems. The impasse persisted. This book carries a comprehensive update on these issues. It suggests how water resource development through regional cooperation can build synergy and provide leverage to overcome poverty and engender a wider transformation.
It spells out options as what was once a hope of converting water into wealth is becoming a reality within our grasp.