Hydro Politics by Group-E

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-: Hydro politics :--: Hydro politics :-


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Group-E, we are..Group

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Zahirul IslamZahirul Islam

Shamsun NaharShamsun NaharShahadat HossainShahadat Hossain


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Line-UPLine-UPDeDefinitfinitionion

BackgroundBackgroundTheoretical aspectsTheoretical aspects

Concept of sovereigntyConcept of sovereignty

Geography and HydropoliticsGeography and HydropoliticsWater and ConflictWater and Conflict

Water and cooperationWater and cooperation

A case studyA case studyRecommendationsRecommendations


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Hydro - politicsHydro politics is the systematic

study of conflict and cooperationbetween states over water resour-ces that transcend internationalborders.


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Abundance or ScarcityTotal amount of water:1.4 billion cubic km

Ocean:Ocean:

95% - 97%95% - 97%(saline water)(saline water)

Others:Others:

03%- 05%03%- 05%(fresh water)

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Amount of fresh waterAmount of fresh water(3% out of 100%)

iceice :77%:77%

groundground :22.4%:22.4%

lakeslakes :0.35%:0.35%streamsstreams :0.01%:0.01%

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Rivers carry only 0.000003% of

all the water on the planet


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BackBack -- groundground01. Emergence of nation-state

02. Industrial revolution


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Emergence of nation state

Westphelian peace treaty


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Industrial revolution

industrialization

increased production

urbanization

irrigation


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Use of waterUse of wateragriculture :87%agriculture :87%

industryindustry :04%:04%

urbanurban :02%:02%

reservoirs :07%reservoirs :07% 010

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agriculture

industry

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NB: Colored words indicate same colored portionNB: Colored words indicate same colored portion


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Theoretical aspects

Realist view

Idealist view

Liberalist view


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Realist view

State is the main actor everywhereand protecting its territory,

sovereignty & integrity are coreconcern. Even everything is legal in

favor of states interest, if that isharmful for others.


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Idealist view

Idealism believes sovereignty of thestate is one of the main cause for war.

So it recommends the state to surrenderits sovereignty to the world government.World government will protect the

weaker states from the stronger states.Woodro wilson


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Liberalist view

Having rationality of man candetermine the GOOD & BAD.

Individual self pleasure is the coreconcern and other terms state has alimited duties.

Jeremy Bentham

Adam Smith


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Concept of sovereigntyAbsolute territorial sovereigntyAbsolute territorial sovereignty

Absolute territorial integrityAbsolute territorial integrity

Limited territorial sovereigntyLimited territorial sovereignty

Community of co-riparian statesCommunity of co-riparian states


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geography & hydro politics

Physical geography

Economic geography

Political geography


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Physical geography Physical geography means the actualPhysical geography means the actual

geographicalgeographical locationlocation oror positionposition ofofa particular rivera particular river..


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Economic geography

Economic geography means

economic value and importanceof a particular river basin.


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Political geography

Political geography meanspolitical relationship among theriparian states of upstream and

down stream countries based onwater resources.


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Water and Conflict

Scarcity of fresh Water maylead to conflict among thestates around the globe.


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is now being

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Water and co-operation

Hydro political cooperation may take

a long time to develop but it may notsatisfy all parties equally. It needsthird partys involvement.


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A case study

Ganges-Brahmaputra

-Barak Basin


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Ganges basin(controlled by upstream)

Nile basin(controlled by downstream)


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Controls depend on

two basic factors

Power claim


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RecommendationsRecommendations

01. International fund

02. Idealist politics03. Infrastructures (less water required)

04. Technology (less water required)05. Regional cooperation


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Focused points of discussion


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Focused points of discussion

Hydro politicsHydro politics

BackgroundBackgroundTheoretical aspectsTheoretical aspects

Concept of sovereigntyConcept of sovereignty

Geography: Hydro politicsGeography: Hydro politicsWater and ConflictWater and Conflict

Water and cooperationWater and cooperation

A case studyA case study

RecommendationsRecommendations


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