Asia is home to many of the world’s great rivers and lakes, but its huge population and exploding economic and agricultural demand for water make it the most water-scarce continent on a per capita basis. Many of Asia’s water sources cross national boundaries, and as less and less water is available, international tensions will rise.

The potential for conflict is further underscored by China’s unrivalled global status as the source of transboundary river flows to the largest number of countries, as it declines to enter into water-sharing or cooperative treaties with these states, even as it taps the resources of international rivers.

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Professor Brahma Chellaney is a distinguished scholar and for years closely associated with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung activities in India. Previous KAS joint ventures include the following two publications: "ASIAN JUGGERNAUT The Rise of China, India and Japan (2006)" and "On the Frontline of Climate Change (2007)".