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149500
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MIROSLAV NINCIC and MATTHEW WEISS argue that conflict over access to fresh water could threaten the future of international security. They examine conditions under which such conflict may arise in the Middle East and South Asia. The authors identify countries most at risk for water-related conflict and propose policy recommendations to mitigate for these risks.
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147038
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In early May, a week apart, Russia's Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev and presidential economic advisor Sergei Glazyev spoke of exporting Russian fresh water. The minister came out with a radical proposal to export surplus water from hydroelectric power plants in the Altai region to Chinas Xinjiang via Kazakhstan. Glazyev took a more market-oriented approach. He proposed "collecting, purifying, treating and exporting fresh water." In former years, Moscow's ex-mayor Yuri Luzhkov also proposed exporting Russia's water resources, and in 2013 the Economic Development Ministry considered the idea, too. Now this idea has emerged in a different context, but its essence is the same--to get a lot of money without making much effort by selling natural resources that cost nothing to the country.
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115882
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2012.
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The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is the most significant confidence-building measure between India and Pakistan. Despite the wars and hostilities, the IWT has functioned well since it was signed in 1960. However, one cannot ignore the challenges of future supplies of fresh water between the two countries. The article delves into a historical account of how the treaty came about, the salient features of the treaty and examines whether 'water rationality' will continue to govern the riparian relationship or whether 'water sharing' will open up a new front of contentious politics. The article reasons that in spite of the enormous potential of sharing the benefits, it is unlikely that the two countries will agree to modify the IWT and convert it from a water portioning treaty into a water resource development treaty.
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