Afghanistan-Pakistan Shared Waters: State of the Basins, 9781800622357
Hardcover
Shared rivers, strained relations: Afghanistan and Pakistan face a water crisis.
  • Hardcover

    184 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2023

Summary

Afghanistan-Pakistan Shared Waters: A Call for Cooperation

There is currently no water cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of the nine rivers that flow across the border, none possess a formal agreement or mechanism to manage shared water resources. Further, there is very little information available about the status of environment, hydrology, and water resources management for these river basins that could be used as a starting point for dialogues on transboundary water c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781800622357
ISBN-10:180062235X
Author:Dr Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah, Dr Jonathan Lautze, Dr Asadullah Meelad, Alias Wardak, Arif Anwar, Fazilda Nabeel, Hassaan Furqan, Inayatullah Jan, Karthikeyan Matheswaran, Marie-Charlotte Buisson
Publisher:CABI Publishing
Imprint:CABI Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:184
Release Date:31 May 2023
Weight:624g
Dimensions:244mm x 172mm x 20mm
About The Author

Dr Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah

Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah (Edited By)

Dr. Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah is an international researcher working on water governance institutions at the International Water Management Institute, Lahore, Pakistan. His expertise is in water governance, transboundary water management, flow monitoring/instrumentation, natural resource management and solar-based irrigation systems. Before IWMI, Azeem worked as Principal and Senior Researcher on donor-funded transboundary water management projects with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. He also served in the corporate sector with multinational companies Nestlé and Honda.

Jonathan Lautze (Edited By)

Dr. Jonathan Lautze is Research Group Leader, Integrated Management of Basins and Aquifers, at the International Water Management Institute in South Africa. His expertise is in water security, transboundary waters, water-energy-food nexus and water health. Before IWMI he worked at United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank and the Peace Corps.

Asadullah Meelad

Asadullah Meelad is a transboundary water expert from Afghanistan. His research and work experience are focused on water governance, policy and river basin institutions. He worked as policy and legal advisor with several ministries of the Afghan Government (i.e. Ministry of Energy and Water & Ministry of Foreign Affairs) on transboundary water. He has also worked as a national consultant and legal water expert in the private sector.

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