Transboundary Water Governance in the Kabul River Basin: Implementing Environmental and Public Diplomacy Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Complexity, Governance & Networks

Muhammand Abid¹  Suleiman Halasah²  Diana Rice³  Mujahid Hussain⁴  Susan Sgorbati⁵  Nadia Hashimi⁶  Gemma Del Rossi⁷  Asim Zia⁸  Monir Ahmad⁹  Kashif Hameed^1,10  Zuhra Aman^1,11  Naeem Salimee^1,12  Muhammad Fayyaz^1,13  Michael Cohen^1,14  Benjamin Ryan^1,15  Bindu Panikkar^1,15  Shaukat Ali^1,16 

[1] Bennington College;Aga Khan Foundation Canada;Ben-Gurion University of the Negev;Center for Research Communication and Dialogue;Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College;Community Motivation and Development Organization;Dawson College;Department of Community Development and Applied Economics & Department of Computer Science at the University of Vermont;German Development Bank (KFW);Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security at the University of Vermont;Ottawa University Heart Institute;People Empowering & Development Alternatives (PEDA) International;Prime Minister Office - Agriculture and Water Prime Minister Reforms Team (PMRT);The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies;University of Vermont;World Bank Group;

关键词: science diplomacy;    water;    environmental monitoring;    citizen science;    peace and conflict resolution;    global climate change;    food-energy-water security;    planetary health;   

DOI  :  10.20377/cgn-80

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This research highlights the outcomes of the environmental diplomacy workshop held between members of civil society from Afghanistan and Pakistan on water cooperation in the Kabul River Basin, one of the most heavily conflicted transboundary river basins in the world. Lack of trust among these upstream and downstream riparian partners and persistent failures of Track 1 diplomacy initiatives has led to an absence of governance mechanisms for mitigating the water security concerns in the region. This research shows that science and public diplomacy, democratic participation, and social learning may pave a way to clear local misconceptions, improve transboundary water cooperation, and increase ecological stewardship in the Kabul River Basin.

【 授权许可】

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