Principles of transboundary water resources management and ganges treaties: An analysis

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-173

  Rahaman, Muhammad Mizanur ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION;

COMMON GROUNDS; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; SIGNIFICANT HARMS; SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES; TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES;

WATER RESOURCES;

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGES BASIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 59149103020     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620802517574     Document Type: Article

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