Papers by thilini kasthuri
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium , 2017
Water is a strategic resource in the development mechanism, in the geopolitics of Asia. With the ... more Water is a strategic resource in the development mechanism, in the geopolitics of Asia. With the largest population density and widespread urbanization, Asia is beginning to face major water and energy scarcity. In 2025, water scarcity is expected to affect more than 1.8 billion people across Asia with Pakistan identified at extreme water security risk, while China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Cambodia are considered to be at high risk. The headwater of most of the major transboundary rivers in Asia begin on the Tibetan Plateau, which provides water to more than 500 million people in Asia and 259 million people in China. Known as the 'third pole,' the Tibetan Plateau sees the origins of some Asia's rivers which flow from west to east including Indus, Yarlung (Brahmaputra), Ganga, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Yellow and Yangtze. This large scale trans-boundary river system plays a critical role in hydro-politics in Asia.
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Papers by thilini kasthuri