Water for growth and development in the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna basins: an economic perspective

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 387-400

  Rasul, Golam ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

Author keywords

and Meghna basins; Brahmaputra; Ganges; regional cooperation; upstream downstream linkages; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; CHINA; GANGES BASIN; INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 84937515737     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2015.1012518     Document Type: Article

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