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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Date Of Record Release	2010-09-22 16:25:42
Description	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.
Classification	Environmental Management Systems
Resource Type	Case Study Publication
Format	Text
Subject	Public health Rivers Ecology Freshwater ecology
Source	University of North Texas
Keyword	Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Helmand, Indus, Rivers, Freshwater, Ecology, Environmental management, Public health
Selector	Selection Committee
Date Of Record Creation	2010-09-22 16:16:37
Education Level	College College (13 - 14) College (15 - 16) College - Graduate Level
Date Last Modified	2010-09-22 16:25:42
Creator	Babel, Mukland S., Wahid, Shahriar M.
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2010-09-22 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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