1st Edition
Water Policy and Governance in South Asia Empowering Rural Communities
By M. Anwar Hossen
Copyright 2017
252 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Dr. Hossen carried out an exceptional program of research in Bangladesh which focused on water governance in relation to human rights, international water law and environmental sustainability. His major argument is that eco-agricultural system encounters major disruptions due to a number of factors including regional hydropolitics and neoliberal and highly centralized approaches to water resource... Read more
Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgement
List of Acronyms
Glossary of Bengali Terms
Introduction
Organization of the Book
1. River Water, Power and Agricultural Community Livelihoods: The Ganges Basin Context
2. The Ganges Dependent Area in Bangladesh
3. The Gorai River Restoration and the Ganges-Kobodak Projects
4. Agricultural Transformation at Chapra
5. Local Governments’ Roles to Protect the Marginalized Communities
6. Human Rights at Chapra
7. Political Resistance, Conflict and Social Movements
8. Water Governance at the Ganges Basin
Conclusion
Preface and Acknowledgement
List of Acronyms
Glossary of Bengali Terms
Introduction
Organization of the Book
1. River Water, Power and Agricultural Community Livelihoods: The Ganges Basin Context
2. The Ganges Dependent Area in Bangladesh
3. The Gorai River Restoration and the Ganges-Kobodak Projects
4. Agricultural Transformation at Chapra
5. Local Governments’ Roles to Protect the Marginalized Communities
6. Human Rights at Chapra
7. Political Resistance, Conflict and Social Movements
8. Water Governance at the Ganges Basin
Conclusion
Biography
M. Anwar Hossen (PhD, UBC, Canada) is Professor of Sociology at Dhaka University, Bangladesh.
