Climate Change and Hd liti i th Climate Change and Hd liti i th Hydropolitics in the Indus Basin Hydropolitics in the Indus Basin Daanish Mustafa Department of Geography Daanish Mustafa Department of Geography King’s College, London [email protected]King’s College, London [email protected]
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Climate Change and H d liti i th
Climate Change and H d liti i thHydropolitics in the
Eq it s Efficienc• Equity vs. Efficiency• Modernity vs. cultural knowledge• Equity vs. Efficiency• Modernity vs. cultural knowledge
Milestones in the Development of Milestones in the Development of the Indus Water Systemthe Indus Water System
• 1860s opening of the Sidhnai Colonies as the • 1860s opening of the Sidhnai Colonies as the p gbeginning of the Indus irrigation system.
• Sindh/Punjab Indus water conflict (1945)
p gbeginning of the Indus irrigation system.
• Sindh/Punjab Indus water conflict (1945)• Partition of Indian Sub-Continent (1947)• Indus Water Treaty (1960)• Partition of Indian Sub-Continent (1947)• Indus Water Treaty (1960)• Completion of Indus water projects (1976)• Sikh insurgency in Indian Punjab (1980s)
I i i l d i P ki
• Completion of Indus water projects (1976)• Sikh insurgency in Indian Punjab (1980s)
I i i l d i P ki• Inter-provincial water accord in Pakistan (1991)
• Kalabagh dam controversy in Pakistan
• Inter-provincial water accord in Pakistan (1991)
• Kalabagh dam controversy in Pakistan• Kalabagh dam controversy in Pakistan (1990s)
• Kalabagh dam controversy in Pakistan (1990s)
Hydro(geo)politics in the Genus of Hydro(geo)politics in the Genus of the Indus Water System (Gilmartin
1994)the Indus Water System (Gilmartin
1994)))• Consolidation of govt. control in the aftermath
of the Sikh wars.E t bli h i it f t i t th
• Consolidation of govt. control in the aftermath of the Sikh wars.E t bli h i it f t i t th• Establish superiority of western science to the indigenous population thereby discouraging them from posing a threat to the empire.
• Establish superiority of western science to the indigenous population thereby discouraging them from posing a threat to the empire.them from posing a threat to the empire.
• Create and develop new social elites.• Increase food production for famine
them from posing a threat to the empire.• Create and develop new social elites.• Increase food production for famine p
prevention.• Increase tax revenues.
pprevention.
• Increase tax revenues.
Largest Contiguous Surface I i ti S t i th W ldLargest Contiguous Surface
I i ti S t i th W ldIrrigation System in the WorldIrrigation System in the World
Pakistan: The gift of the IndusPakistan: The gift of the Indus