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Energy Cooperation in South Asia: Utilising Natural Resources for Peace and Sustainable Development
... The SAARC functions as an intergovernmental organisation and geopolitical union, with the primary objective of fostering peace and prosperity through cooperation and conflict resolution (Uddin et al., 2022;Siddiqui, 2017). Furthermore, it has been acknowledged that regional energy collaboration is crucial in ensuring the provision of sufficient and reasonably priced energy, while also having the potential to foster sustainable development in the South Asian region (Allison, 2021). There have been endeavours to establish power trading mechanisms and collaboration in the region, based on prosperous regional energy trading agreements in other global regions (Chauhan, 2021). ...
Afghanistan possesses significant hydro resources that have the potential to revolutionize its economy. Rivers and water basins in the area, as well as other water resources, have a significant impact on regional linkages, development potential, and geopolitical dynamics. However, the country encounters substantial obstacles in effectively utilizing these resources. These obstacles include a variety of factors such as military conflicts and boundary disagreements, inadequate water infrastructure, and a dearth of institutional resources for effective water governance. Hydropolitics, denoting the contestation for control and jurisdiction over water reserves, assumes a paramount significance in delineating the socio-political and economic terrain of the geographical domain. Despite these obstacles, there are chances for regional collaboration to handle South Asia's complicated hydro-political issues. Working together with Afghanistan's neighbours may promote communication, collaborative management projects, and the fair sharing of water resources. Platforms for discussion and collaboration are offered by regional frameworks like the Kabul River Basin Initiative and the Indus Waters Treaty. The paper offers a comprehensive overview of Afghanistan's hydro resources, the challenges involved in their utilization, and an analysis of the political dynamics surrounding water resources in the area. Additionally, it explores the case of hydro politics in the Indus Basin and its implications for the relations between India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Ultimately, the paper concludes by emphasizing the necessity of regional cooperation to address the challenges associated with hydro resources and to foster stability in the South Asian region.
A political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing from North American, European, and Asian case studies. Climate change, economists generally agree, is best addressed by putting a price on the carbon content of fossil fuels-by taxing carbon, by cap-and-trade systems, or other methods. But what about the politics of carbon pricing? Do political realities render carbon pricing impracticable? In this book, Barry Rabe offers the first major political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing upon a series of real-world attempts to price carbon over the last two decades in North America, Europe, and Asia. Rabe asks whether these policies have proven politically viable and, if adopted, whether they survive political shifts and managerial challenges over time. The entire policy life cycle is examined, from adoption through advanced implementation, on a range of pricing policies including not only carbon taxes and cap-and-trade but also such alternative methods as taxing fossil fuel extraction. These case studies, Rabe argues, show that despite the considerable political difficulties, carbon pricing can be both feasible and durable. © 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.
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