Water Diplomacy and Water sharing problem between Bangladesh and India: a Quest for Solution

Abstract

Water is an important resource for all time, healthiness, and development. However, one in three people worldwide doesn’t have enough water to satisfy their daily needs. Consistent with the UN, in 2025 nearly 2 billion people will live in conditions of absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the planet in areas of water stress. Bangladesh and India share 54 rivers. But there has been only one water-sharing agreement on one river that is ‘The Ganges Water Treaty-1996’. Without such agreement with Bangladesh, India began constructing dams or diverting water from many Tran’s boundary rivers. The absence of such agreements could lead to complex water-sharing conflicts within the future and should have negative, socio-economic, and political implications for bilateral relations between the two countries. This paper discussed Water Diplomacy and Water sharing problems between Bangladesh and India employed a triangulation research method Also, explain different International Treaties and laws associated with water. Also, attempt to identify a standard solution and proposals for resolve water sharing problems between Bangladesh and India. KeywordsWater Diplomacy, Water Sharing Problem, Water Scarcity, Bangladesh-India Relations.