Looking to the Future: The Indus Waters Treaty and Climate Change

• Main Author: Nax, Natalie
• Other Authors: Hildreth, Richard
• Language: en_US
• Published: University of Oregon 2016
• Subjects: Climate change; India; Indus; Pakistan; Treaty; Water
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20461

This thesis aims to challenge the Indus Waters Treaty. The Treaty remains as the governing authority, however there are areas in which it could be improved. One of these areas is how the Treaty will respond to climate change. I argue that due to changing environmental conditions, what made the Treaty so successful in the past will no longer be relevant in the future. This argument is supported by relevant literature reviews of journals and reports done by policy analysts, academics, and water management experts. Additionally, I address the need to mitigate for climate change by explaining the consequences climate change will have on the ecosystem and infrastructure of India and Pakistan. Finally, I examine case studies and make suggestions about the changes that can be made in order to create a Treaty that successfully mitigates for climate change.