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-: Hydro politics :--: Hydro politics :-
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Group-E, we are..Group
-E, we are..
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 total water
Ocean (salinewater)
Others (freshwater)
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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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use of water
agriculture
industry
urban
reserviors
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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basin
Nile
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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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