Climate change’s impacts should compel the two rival nations to agree on a mutually beneficial water treaty, academics say. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SRINAGAR, India – As climate change impacts strengthen and water security becomes a growing concern in both India and Pakistan, India hasBut renegotiation - or at least tweaking the treaty - may be as important for Pakistan as India, environmental experts say, as a dam-building push in both countries, rising water demand from growing populations and fasterThe 1960 Indus Waters Treaty - mediated by the World Bank - splits the Indus River and its tributaries between the South Asian neighbours and...
Under the current terms of the treaty, the two countries can resolve disputes either through a neutral expert appointed by the World Bank, or at the Court of Arbitration. For example, Mr Daanish Mustafa, a professor of critical geography at King’s College London, said doing so could ultimately benefit Pakistan, as India would be expected to take warming impacts into consideration when designing hydropower projects and making decisions about water.
While communities in the Indus Basin are already dealing with the rising heat, longer droughts and erratic rainfall that are increasingly common across South Asia, the likelihood of reduced river flows related to climate change will have “significant impacts on various sectors of the economy”, said glacier expert Shakil Romshoo.
India has boycotted the case, having previously suggested appointing a neutral expert while blaming Pakistan for dragging out the complaints process. Mr Ahmad Rafay Alam, a Pakistani environmental lawyer and activist, said reopening the treaty is unlikely given Pakistan’s multiplying concerns and the two nations’ mutual suspicions.
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