<p>The book is one of the first of its kind discussing &nbsp;transboundary water resources management from the perspective of international relations and regional cooperation.&nbsp;Managing &nbsp;transboundary waters is not just the domain of water managers but involves other considerations of foreign policy, diplomacy, trade and related issues.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The monograph brings together diverse perspectives from politicians, diplomats, academics, practioners, bureaucrats, scientists and civil society on the concept of Hydro-diplomacy.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As very aptly put by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, “A new hydro-cartography and a new hydro-wisdom must back hydro-diplomacy to address river water issues and to face the larger water crisis that looms overhead and under our feet”</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>IUCN is hopeful that this publication would pave the way for further understanding and deliberations on the subject of Hydro-diplomacy.</p>

<p><strong>Ganesh Pangare</strong>,&nbsp;Head, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group, Asia and Head, Water Programme, Asia IUCN Asia Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Shiv Mukherjee</strong> , Ambassador, Ministry of External Affairs, India</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ganesh Pangare</strong><br /> Head, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group, Asia<br /> and Head, Water Programme, Asia IUCN Asia Regional Office,<br /> Bangkok, Thailand</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Bushra Nishat</strong><br /> Project Manager,&nbsp;<br /> Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative,<br /> IUCN Bangladesh</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Gopalkrishna Gandhi</strong><br /> Former Governor of West Bengal, India</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Benedito Braga</strong><br /> President, World Water Council</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Robert G. Varady</strong><br /> Deputy Director and Director of Environmental Policy Programs,<br /> Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, USA</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Andrea K. Gerlak</strong><br /> Director, Academic Development with the International Studies Association,<br /> Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, USA</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Emily D. McGovern</strong><br /> Research Analyst, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy,<br /> University of Arizona, USA</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Marko Keskinen</strong><br /> Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University, Finland</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Antti Inkinen</strong><br /> Counsellor and Head of Regional Development Cooperation,<br /> Embassy of Finland, Thailand</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ulla Hakanen</strong><br /> Unit for International Environmental Policy,<br /> Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Antti Rautavaara</strong><br /> Water Adviser, Unit for Sectoral Policy,&nbsp;<br /> Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Markku Niinioja</strong><br /> Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Torkil Jønch Clausen</strong><br /> Senior Adviser, DHI Group and the Global Water Partnership,&nbsp;<br /> and Chair, Scientific Programme Committee for&nbsp;<br /> the World Water Week in Stockholm</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hanne Bach</strong><br /> Director, National Centre for Environment and Energy of Aarhus University,<br /> Denmark and Chief Editor, Mekong2Rio Report</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>C M Shafi Sami</strong><br /> Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Johan Gely</strong><br /> Senior Water Policy Advisor, Federal Department of&nbsp;<br /> Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Agency for Development&nbsp;<br /> and Cooperation (SDC) Corporate Domain Global Cooperation,&nbsp;<br /> Water Initiatives</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Olivier Cogels</strong><br /> Former CEO, Mekong River Commission</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ramaswamy R. Iyer</strong><br /> Former Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources,&nbsp;<br /> Government of India</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Loïc Fauchon</strong><br /> Governor of WWC and former President (during 2005-2012),<br /> World Water Council</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Maximiliano Campos Ortiz</strong><br /> Senior Water Specialist, Chief Integrated Water Resources<br /> Management (IWRM), Department of Sustainable Development,<br /> Executive Secretariat of Integral Development,&nbsp;<br /> Organization of American States</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ian Makin</strong><br /> Principal Water Resources Specialist,&nbsp;<br /> Regional and Sustainable Development Department,&nbsp;<br /> Asian Development Bank, Philippines</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ainun Nishat</strong><br /> Vice Chancellor, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Alejandro Iza</strong><br /> Director, IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Bonn,&nbsp;<br /> Germany</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Khaled J. Abu Zeid</strong><br /> Director, Technical Programs, Arab Water Council,&nbsp;<br /> Egypt</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Léna Salamé</strong><br /> Coordinator, From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential Programme,<br /> UNESCO, Paris</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Herman Havekes</strong><br /> Member Boosterteam, Water Governance Centre, Netherlands</p>