Water security in Himalayan Asia: first stirrings of regional cooperation?

Abstract

The challenges of freshwater cooperation and the links between the global policy agenda and national water management are more obvious and easier to spell out at a regional level than in the global arena. By analysing how the existing regional regime within Himalayan Asia contributes to the development of international water law, this paper identifies gaps in our current understanding of regional approaches in international law and outlines pathways for addressing them.

Keywords:

• international law
• cooperation
• water diplomacy
• water security
• regionalism
• Himalayan Asia