The study is about the reported plight of the population that relies on the Hamoons, transboundary wetlands between Iran and Afgahnsitan, which get their water rom Helmand, River, and which faces climatic degradation. This paper presents recent conditions of Hamoon wetlands, implemented works and suggested solution for conservation and rehabilitation...Read more

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Developed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate, the report analyzes how the United States can be more strategic in delivering water-related assistance in Central and South Asia to maximize its peacekeeping and humanitarian benefits. The report provides an overview of water management...Read more

This paper reflects the discussions at a number of public seminars and private meetings during 2009 on water cooperation in Afghanistan and its region. These meetings, convened by the EastWest Institute (EWI) in Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels, and Paris, collected the thoughts and recommendations of more than one hundred experts and...Read more

This report aims at focusing attention on some of the most significant current and future water related challenges facing Asia and puts forward an agenda in support of cooperative approaches to prevent, manage and respond to water scarcity and its impact.   The report finds that water related problems are acute in...Read more

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This paper discusses the key objectives and principles of the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approach, which as per the new Water Law, focuses on stakeholders’ participation in water management, equitable water allocation, and division of tasks at national, basin and sub-basin level including participation of all stakeholders in decision...Read more

This study assesses the vulnerability of freshwater at river basin scale in South Asia and South East Asia, focusing on four river basins of Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM), Indus, Helmand and Mekong, flowing in a region comprised of developing countries where available water resources influence the economic and social development of countries.   The...Read more