Role of institutions in river basin management : the Mississippi experience informs the Brahmaputra (英语)

As part of its knowledge exchange activities in the Brahmaputra basin, the South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) convened a Lower Brahmaputra Cooperation Forum from November 16 to 20, 2015 comprising formal and informal discussions at the World Bank headquarter... 更多显示 As part of its knowledge exchange activities in the Brahmaputra basin, the South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) convened a Lower Brahmaputra Cooperation Forum from November 16 to 20, 2015 comprising formal and informal discussions at the World Bank headquarter followed by a study tour to the Mississippi River Basin. The objective of the study tour was to share lessons in river basin management, specifically focusing on flood management, bank erosion, navigation, and integrated water resource management, and to share best practices within basins. The delegates noted similarities in addressing challenges and optimizing opportunities between the Brahmaputra and Mississippi River Basins and the avenues for technical and policy learnings on basin cooperation in flood management, integrated water resources management, and opportunities in navigation. There were also focused technical discussions with experts on best practices and strategies to address common key challenges in managing large river basins. As a follow up, it has been presented that a knowledge conclave should be organized in South Asia, preferably on the Brahmaputra River in India and Bangladesh, bringing in senior-level participation from all three countries to discuss the applications of the learnings from the Mississippi and identify potential synergies on effective management of the Brahmaputra basin.  更少显示