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Zahirul Islam
Shamsun Nahar
Shahadat Hossain
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Definition
Background
Theoretical aspects
Concept of sovereignty
Geography and Hydropolitics
Water and Conflict
Water and cooperation
A case study
Recommendations
Hydro - politics
Hydro politics is the systematic
study of conflict and cooperation
between states over water resour-
ces that transcend international
borders.
Abundance or Scarcity
Total amount of water:1.4 billion cubic km
100
☻Ocean:
90
80
70
95% - 97% 60
50 Ocean (saline
water)
(saline water) 40
30
Others (fresh
☻Others:
20
water)
10
03%- 05%
0
amount of total water
(fresh water)
Amount of fresh water
(3% out of 100%)
►ice :77% 80
70
►ground :22.4% 60
ice
►lakes :0.35%
50
ground
40
►streams :0.01% 30
20
lakes
streams
10
0
scenario of fresh water
► industrialization
► increased production
► urbanization
► irrigation
Use of water
►agriculture :87%
90
80
70
►industry :04% 60
50
40
►urban :02% 30
20
►reservoirs :07%
10
0
use of water
agriculture
industry
urban
reserviors
► Realist view
► Idealist view
► Liberalist view
Realist view
State is the main actor everywhere
and protecting its territory,
sovereignty & integrity are core
concern. Even everything is legal in
favor of state’s interest, if that is
harmful for others.
Idealist view
Idealism believes sovereignty of the
state is one of the main cause for war.
So it recommends the state to surrender
its sovereignty to the world government.
World government will protect the
weaker states from the stronger states.
Woodro wilson
Liberalist view
Having rationality of man can
determine the GOOD & BAD.
Individual self pleasure is the core
concern and other terms state has a
limited duties.
Jeremy Bentham
Adam Smith
Concept of sovereignty
►Absolute territorial sovereignty
►Physical geography
►Economic geography
►Political geography
Physical geography
Physical geography means the actual
geographical location or position of
a particular river.
Economic geography
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Water and co-operation
Ganges-Brahmaputra
-Barak Basin
ly s is
an a
Ca s e
Who is the most benefited
?
►up stream's
or
►down stream’s
►Ganges basin
(controlled by upstream)
►Nile basin
(controlled by downstream)
s in
l e ba
N i
Controls depend on
two basic factors
Power
claim
Recommendations
01. International fund
02. Idealist politics
03. Infrastructures (less water required)
04. Technology (less water required)
05. Regional cooperation
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t o a s k
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Focused points of discussion
Hydro politics
Background
Theoretical aspects
Concept of sovereignty
Geography: Hydro politics
Water and Conflict
Water and cooperation
A case study
Recommendations
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