Book description
This highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole - the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau - using the tool of international law; specifically, international environmental law and the law of international watercourses. Following detailed analysis…
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1 author picked Protecting the Third Pole as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There’s so little published about the vast Third Pole region that we need to turn to academia to find anything of real substance. This academic work by Simon Marsden is about legal angles, mainly the huge issue of sharing rivers (international watercourses) and how to impose agreements based on international environmental law.
Academic books are a dense read, and they are costly—around $100 for this one.
From Michael's list on understanding the water crisis at the Third Pole.
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