Bangladesh Water Concern

Abstract

Concerns about food security and apprehensions of future water scarcity are common to all the countries in the world. This paper focuses on the water issue  between  India  and Bangladesh. Crisscrossed by the rivers and streams, Bangladesh is a water‐ abundant country with low per‐capital water availability. Almost 94% of the water resources of the  country  originate  beyond  its  borders,  and  that  54  rivers  and  streams  flow  into Bangladesh  from  India. This consciousness, combined with that of India’s size, colours Bangladeshi thinking gives it a sense of vulnerability. Four concerns like: floodmanagement; water-sharing with the upper riparian; internal water-resources management and the protection of natural environment are more crucial for the policy makers of Bangladesh. Bangladesh made certain agreements with India to settle the issue. But it is politics not water that will determine the future of the treaty as well as the issue. The basic objective of this research paper is to focus on Eastern Himalayan Region (EHR) with special reference to Bangladesh and Indian water disputes. The focused area of research paper is to highlight those factors which have so serious concerns that after long term comprehensive bilateral negotiations are still unresolved. What problems are placed in the language of the agreements signed between both states and further to understand those prospects for understanding future in context of the prevailing circumstances.