High Level Water Dialogue on “Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia”, was organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific (RECAP) in Hong Kong, East West Institute (EWI) and the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL). This was held 2-3 March 2020 in Hotel Hilton. This was graced by the Commander of Sri Lanka Navy and other high level military personnel, distinguished academics from all over the Asia and local experts.
Transboundary water resource politics, or “hydropolitics,” are set to become a defining issue of the 21st century across Eurasia. As growing economic powerhouses soak up every drop of water for agricultural, energy, and industrial purposes, countries are driven to tap into shared water resources—rivers, lakes, and watersheds—that flow across national borders, often between competitive or adversarial neighbors. Climate change intensifies existing water security challenges as the frequency, intensity and duration of hydro-meteorological disasters increases. Therefore, it was important to integrate water disaster management into climate mitigation and adaptation policies and the dialogue turned out to be a success.
Transboundary water resource politics, or “hydropolitics,” are set to become a defining issue of the 21st century across Eurasia. As growing economic powerhouses soak up every drop of water for agricultural, energy, and industrial purposes, countries are driven to tap into shared water resources—rivers, lakes, and watersheds—that flow across national borders, often between competitive or adversarial neighbors. Climate change intensifies existing water security challenges as the frequency, intensity and duration of hydro-meteorological disasters increases. Therefore, it was important to integrate water disaster management into climate mitigation and adaptation policies and the dialogue turned out to be a success.