(2015) General and physical characteristics It is the subject of the diverse, and sometimes conflicting, visions of Discharging an average volume of approximately TABLE 1 GENERAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER BASIN 3 national and state governments, 20,000 cubic metres (m ) of water per second, the Brahmaputra is the largest river in South Asia and Characteristic Descripti. [...] of sediments, with some sediments deposited in changing socioeconomic drivers converge with the The UN Convention on the Protection and Use of the river channels and banks of the floodplain of projected impacts of climate change in the region, the China’s economic policy encourages diverting the Transboundary Watercourses and International Assam, and some carried further downstream and vulnerabili. [...] However, Although civil society organisations, media The Chinese and Bangladeshi parts of the basin are there is still only limited appreciation of basin-wide organisations, and academic groups have challenged more researched than the Indian part, with one planning and governance among the countries of the the prevailing top-down and hydraulic model of reason being the lack of availability of or a. [...] The about the river and of the different ways communities Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment and the resulting and individuals are adapting to the old and new approach to river basin HKH Call to Action reflect five years of research, challenges they face. [...] This approach sharing to inform areas of mutual interest may could help desecuritise the agenda and increase the provide a way to demonstrate the benefits of focus on trust-building, transnational approaches, enhanced cooperation, laying a platform for and multilateralism, and enhance awareness discussions on the more difficult governance of the multiple and competing trade-offs in the challenges.
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