| Title: |
Addressing the Diversity of Water Challenges in the Indo- Pacific: Need for Broad Cooperative Approaches. |
| Authors: |
ALLEN, ETHAN1,2 |
| Source: |
Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs. Mar/Apr2024, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p1-15. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*WATER supply, *POLICY sciences, *WATER quality, *INFORMATION sharing, WATER security |
| Abstract: |
This article examines the diversity of water challenges across the Indo- Pacific region resulting from climate change, geography, population growth, and other factors. It argues that collaborative, cooperative approaches involving both technological/scientific and political/governmental perspectives are needed to address threats to water security and resilience at scales from the individual to the transnational. After outlining key axes along which water challenges manifest, including scale, time, causation, quantity, and quality, examples of internal national and crossborder tensions tied to water are explored. The article then discusses current usage patterns in the agricultural, industrial, and domestic sectors, noting inefficiencies and lack of conservation. It advocates melding scientific and technological means for gathering, storing, distributing water with equitable political agreements among stakeholders that mandate transparent data sharing on water availability and quality. Only through such synergistic blending of science and policy, the article concludes, can solutions prove effective over the long term in the face of climate disruption impacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Political Science Complete |
