China also has plans for two more dams along the river. Rapid population growth downstream is likely to contribute to increasing water demands which, in turn, could severely heighten Sino-Indian tension. Geopolitical tension between the two major powers of Asia greatly increases the potential for conflict in the region.
Bangladesh will experience a serious threat to its water supply by Chinese and Indian activities upstream. Soil salinity in Bangladesh has increased as a result and seriously damaged agriculture. Thousands of Bangladeshis have been forced to relocate to north-east India causing, due to the demographic composition of the area, serious ethnic conflicts.
Further reductions in its water supply could continue to create grounds for internal conflict. Although dam building promotes the development of renewable energy and reduced carbon and sulphur dioxide emissions, it takes around ten years to fill a large dam, causing massive falls in water levels during the dry season.
China is also likely to withhold water flow during the dry season to maintain hydroelectricity output. Chinese dam construction and water diversion projects in Tibet no doubt have, and will continue to have, significant detrimental effects downstream. Opposition to dams built upstream, however, is not universal. Thailand purchases megawatts of power generated by Chinese dams. Economic interaction between the countries through which a river flows complicates the issue of transboundary river negotiations and muddies the waters for future food and water security.
China is able to control water flow downstream through the construction of its dams and plans for water diversion. These constructions represent serious food, water and political security threats to the countries downstream. To reduce the potential for conflict, greater consultation and communication is required within the region to facilitate peaceful co-operation over shared water sources.
Despite the fragile nature of transboundary river water sharing in Asia, no formal agreements exist between China and downstream countries over the use of shared river systems. Regional power imbalances exist among countries sharing water from Tibetan rivers.
Mutual hostility, suspicion and the absence of any legally binding international agreements hinder the likelihood of multilateral success. China has been reluctant to participate in multilateral transboundary water governance. In , the Agreement on the Co-operation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin acknowledged that the Mekong does not belong to any one state. The objective of the agreement is to ensure sustainable development and co-operation, yet with the headwaters of the Mekong originating in Tibet, China chose to exercise its territorial jurisdiction and refused to join.
In , the Asian giant voted against the United Nations Watercourses Convention UNWC , which pushed for an international agreement on the governance of transboundary watercourses, on the grounds that the convention did not support its territorial sovereignty.
India and Pakistan abstained, while Bhutan and Myanmar were absent at the time of the vote. The results of the UNWC demonstrate the difficulty in achieving regional co-operation when downstream nations have a strong interest in ensuring water sources are protected, yet upstream nations hold different territorial concerns.
Population growth throughout the world to is predicted to occur mainly in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Over 90 per cent of the population of South and South-East Asia either live in poverty or are susceptible to it. Increasing population growth rates and urbanisation will only further threaten food and water security and increase the numbers of those living in poverty.
Integrated basin management is imperative between those countries whose rivers originate in the Tibetan Plateau. Creating shared perception of the tragedy of the commons problem between these countries could create win-win situations, and has a greater chance of encouraging Chinese co-operation.
Although China is more likely to rely on bilateral agreements where it can maximise its power over the downstream countries more effectively, transboundary water co-operation cannot be holistically managed through bilateral actions alone. You want to be sure to choose a Tibetan-owned agency, which hires Tibetan guides only.
The simplest way to do this is ask us to connect you to a reliable Tibetan-owned travel agent to plan a great trip for you that also supports the local Tibetan economy and culture. Most travelers are interested in the most prominent of the mountain ranges bordering Tibet is the Himalayan Range — including Mt.
But there are many other impressive ranges as well. The dark brown scoop in the center of the image is the Tibetan Plateau, with the Himalayas marking a clear, curving boundary with green India on the south, extending up toward the Karakorum Range to the west. There is a large dark dot in the northeastern section of the Tibetan Plateau that is Lake Kokonor.
Continuing down, south along the darker edge of the Plateau, we find the Hengduan Mountains roughly circling back toward the Himalayas to complete the circle. Most current maps show Tibet as part of China, since China occupied Tibet in , so you will usually see maps like the map of China below, which does not show Tibet as a separate country. The historically and ethnically Tibetan areas outside the area called Xizang are included, in such maps, in the areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu.
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Learn more about us and YoWangdu here. Hi, Its so beautiful, I think its better to be left as a separate country, to run there own government according to themselves, which will definitely let them hold the bountifulness and calmness as it was , as it is and for sure it will be. Hope Tibet will be enjoy his independence very soon as independent country as before.
China occupy illegally. When you see Indian Tibet, such as Ledakh or Lahaul and Spiti, you see how beautiful the people are and can see their culture in all its glory. Thanks fot the information though. Hi Bholu, Thanks for making us aware of this.
Useful Information. I am a Indian. I know the difficulty of getting a TAR permit for Indian passport holders. The special permission for a Indian passport holders is only for TAR region but not for whole tibet Plateau. To visit yunnan,chengudu, qinghai, gansu does not attracts TAR permit. Just Chinese visa is enough. Am I correct? I am a traveler from india. I have a special love for Tibet and Tibetans. As of , the autonomous region had a population of about three million people.
Currently, Tibet is home to about 3. However, the population increased steadily in the last five decades, but at a slower rate. The Tibetan Government in Exile has accused the PRC of encouraging migrants to the region to alter its demographic composition. Religion influences almost all aspects of Tibetan's lives. The major religion practiced in Tibet is Buddhism, specifically Tibetan Buddhism, eclipsing the indigenous Bon religion. The religion follows four schools of thought; Gelug way of virtue , Kagyu oral lineage , Nyingma the ancient ones , and Sakya Gray Earth.
Tibetan Buddhists account for Bon, an ancient religion revolving around nature, is the second most popular religion, with The closely related Chinese religion is practiced by about 8. Islam, a major religion in Asia, is practiced by 4,, Muslims who congregate in the four mosques across the autonomous region. About 0. The Christians, mainly Catholics, live in Yanjing.
Tibet is rich in mineral resources, including large borax deposits, gold, iron, radium, arsenic, lead, and titanium. Subsistence agriculture is the dominant economic activity, although arable land is limited. Rearing livestock like cattle, sheep, goats, and camel is a common practice in the area. Commonly grown crops include buckwheat, wheat, barley, vegetables, fruits, and rye.
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