Floods and landslides have devastated parts of India as well as Bangladesh, which has experienced the worst floods in its living memory. Eleven Bangladeshi districts were inundated, with some reports saying more than 6 million people in the country’s east were impacted. Some Bangladeshis blame officials in India, saying water was released from the Dumbur dam in the neighboring Indian state Tripura without warning. New Delhi said the usual warning was disrupted by a power outage and that the flooding originated from catchment areas downstream from the dam. Looking beyond, China became the region's upper most riparian state after annexing Tibet in the early 1950s, though it does not hold any water sharing agreements with its neighbors. As extreme weather events multiply, and global freshwater supplies run low, we ask how water is contributing to geopolitical tensions.
Our guests are:
Chen Ping-kuei
- National Chengchi University Department of Diplomacy Professor
Sana Hashmi
- Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
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