Shruti Kapil, Head of our Security and Mutual Dependence Desk, has recently co-authored an article published in The National Interest entitled ‘How the UK Can Help the Himalayan Water Crisis’.
In collaboration with Jagannath Panda, the article highlights how Britain is in a unique position to elevate the Himalayan Water Crisis from a regional concern to a priority on the global security agenda, aligning with the UK’s Indo-Pacific tilt. Exploring how melting glaciers, climate-induced weather events, and unregulated dam construction in the Himalayas are destabilising the vital river systems that sustain nearly two billion people across South Asia, they argue that Britain should urgently lead the drive for for transparent, cooperative transboundary water governance, greater scientific collaboration, and international oversight of mega-dam projects.
Read the full article here.
