Freshwater Under Threat: South Asia

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This report focuses on three major South Asian river basins: the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin, the Helmand River Basin, and the Indus River Basin. The authors use a composite Water Vulnerability Index based on development pressures, ecology, and other factors, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the river basins.

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xv, 29 p. : col. ill., col. maps

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Babel, Mukland S. & Wahid, Shahriar M. Creation Date: Unknown.

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  • Added Title: Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Environmental Change

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This report focuses on three major South Asian river basins: the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin, the Helmand River Basin, and the Indus River Basin. The authors use a composite Water Vulnerability Index based on development pressures, ecology, and other factors, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the river basins.

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xv, 29 p. : col. ill., col. maps

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Babel, Mukland S. & Wahid, Shahriar M. Freshwater Under Threat: South Asia, text, Date Unknown; Nairobi, Kenya. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28587/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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