Salman, Salman M.A.Uprety, Kishor2013-08-192013-08-1920030-8213-5352-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15171The book analyzes five major bilateral treaty regimes on the South Asian subcontinent: between India and Bangladesh for the Ganges River; between India and Nepal for the Kosi, Gandaki, and Mahakali rivers; and, between India and Pakistan for the Indus River. It explains the background, and legal regimes of these international rivers in the context of the serious challenges to the water resources of the subcontinent, posed by significant population increases, urbanization, industrialization, and environmental degradation. International lawyers, and natural resource specialists will find this book to be useful and informative.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOINTERNATIONAL RIVERSLEGAL ANALYSISBILATERAL TREATIESLEGAL RIGHTSRIPARIAN RIGHTSWATER RESOURCE STUDIESPOPULATION INCREASEURBANIZATIONINDUSTRIALIZATIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONINTERNATIONAL LAW ANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANNUAL RAINFALLAVAILABILITY OF WATERAVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESBASIN DEVELOPMENTCLIMATIC PHENOMENADISPUTE RESOLUTIONDRAINAGEDROUGHTDROUGHTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESEQUITABLE UTILIZATIONFLOOD CONTROLFLOODSFRESH WATERFRESHWATERFRESHWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATERINTERNATIONAL DRAINAGE BASINSINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINSINTERNATIONAL RIVERSINTERNATIONAL RIVERS LAWINTERNATIONAL WATERINTERNATIONAL WATER LAWINTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESINTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSESIRRIGATED AGRICULTUREIRRIGATIONJURISDICTIONLAKESLEGAL FRAMEWORKNATIONAL WATER LAWNATURAL RESOURCESNAVIGATIONPOWER GENERATIONPROGRAMSRIPARIANRIPARIAN COUNTRIESRIPARIAN STATESRIVER BASINRIVER BASINSRIVER SYSTEMSALINE INTRUSIONSCARCE WATERSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE USETERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONTRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSESTREATIESWATER ALLOCATIONWATER DISPUTESWATER FLOWSWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER USERSWATER WITHDRAWALSWATERSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-5352-3