Transboundary Water Governance in the Kabul River Basin: Implementing Environmental and Public Diplomacy Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Bindu Panikkar,Asim Zia, Susan Sgorbati, Michael Cohen, Muhammand Abid, Muhammad Fayyaz, Nadia Hashimi, Shaukat Ali,Monir Ahmad, Zuhra Aman,Suleiman Halasah, Diana Rice,Gemma Del Rossi,Benjamin Ryan, Kashif Hameed,Mujahid Hussain, Naeem Salimee

Complexity, governance & networks(2019)

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Abstract
This research highlights the outcomes of the environmental diplomacy workshop held between members of civil society from Afghanistan and Pakistan on water cooperation in the Kabul River Basin, one of the most heavily conflicted transboundary river basins in the world. Lack of trust among these upstream and downstream riparian partners and persistent failures of Track 1 diplomacy initiatives has led to an absence of governance mechanisms for mitigating the water security concerns in the region. This research shows that science and public diplomacy, democratic participation, and social learning may pave a way to clear local misconceptions, improve transboundary water cooperation, and increase ecological stewardship in the Kabul River Basin.
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science diplomacy,water,environmental monitoring,citizen science,peace and conflict resolution,global climate change,food-energy-water security,planetary health
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