Transboundary river


A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a nation or an international boundary. The country of Bangladesh has the greatest number of these rivers, almost all of which cross international boundaries.




Contents





  • 1 Transboundary rivers


  • 2 Transboundary rivers of Bangladesh


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 External links




Transboundary rivers



























River
Length (km)
Countries

Brahmaputra
2,900

 India
 Bangladesh
 China
 Bhutan

Colorado
2,333

 United States
 Mexico

Danube
2,860

 Germany
 Austria
 Slovakia
 Hungary
 Croatia
 Serbia
 Romania
 Bulgaria
 Moldova
 Ukraine

Ganga
2,525

 India
 Bangladesh

Mekong
4,350

 China
 Myanmar
 Laos
 Thailand
 Cambodia
 Vietnam

Nile
6,853

 Rwanda
 Burundi
 Uganda
 Congo DR
 Tanzania
 Kenya
 Ethiopia
 Eritrea
 South Sudan
 Sudan
 Egypt

Rhine
1,230

 Germany
 Austria
  Switzerland
 France
 Netherlands
 Liechtenstein


Transboundary rivers of Bangladesh


Bangladesh has at least 58 major rivers that enter the nation from India or Myanmar. The hydrologic and political effects of rivers that cross significant boundaries are enormous. Rivers have positive effects in that they carry a significant amount of sediment, which aids in building land in estuarine regions. However this sediment raises the height of riverbeds, thereby causing flooding. International conventions governing water sharing have led to complex political disputes.[1]


India and Bangladesh share 54 common rivers, of which agreement has been reached only on sharing of waters of the river Ganges. The India-Bangladesh Treaty on the Sharing of the Ganges Waters was signed on December 12, 1996 and is based on a sharing formula of the flows measured at Farakka, during the lean season each year, from 1 January to 31 May. The 30-year treaty is renewable by mutual consent.[2]



See also


  • Dharla River

  • Jaldhaka River


Notes



  1. ^ Maxwell, Daniel M (28 October 2012). "Exchanging Power: Prospects of Nepal-India Cooperation for Hydropower Development". Keck Journal of Foreign Affairs, Forthcoming. SSRN 2193796..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "India-Bangladesh Political Relations" (PDF). Sharing of River Waters. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-12-18.



External links


  • Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network

  • Universities Partnership for Transboundary Waters

  • Publication and Information Resources


  • Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law. Peace Palace Library







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