Transboundary river governance and climate vulnerability
Community perspectives in Nepal's Koshi river basin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5695697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiran Maharjan (0000-0002-6542-0466, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 512-524 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-5863 • E-ISSN: 1745-5871 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1745-5871.12598 |
| OpenAlex | W4367060163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 45 |
Frequent floods in the Koshi River have left the Nepalese vulnerable to erosion and recurring inundation-especially those living on the floodplains. The situation is worsening because water flow in the river is highly uncertain, affected by rainfall in the mountains and by climate change, and influenced by the Koshi barrage, which is governed by the Koshi River Agreement, a bilateral river agreement with India. This study addresses how Koshi River governance contributes to the vulnerability of riverine communities in Nepal by drawing upon ideas about vulnerability and vulnerability mapping. A household survey and interviews were conducted in 2015 for a comparative study of people living on two river islands located upstream and downstream of the barrage. Findings remain relevant because of persistent governance challenges and growing climate change effects, escalating islanders' vulnerability to recurrent floods. The islanders' vulnerability was produced locally and also shaped by historical, social, economic, political, geographical, and ecological processes occurring at multiple scales. That insight highlights the need to study the broader political economy of hazard production to understand vulnerability in the context of governance
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |