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1 Vij, S.; Warner, J. F.; Biesbroek, R.; Groot, A. 2020. Non-decisions are also decisions: power interplay between Bangladesh and India over the Brahmaputra River. Water International, 45(4):254-274. (Special issue: Power in Water Diplomacy) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1554767]

International waters ; Water resources ; River basins ; Decision making ; Political aspects ; International cooperation ; Hydropower ; Climate change adaptation ; Conflict ; Negotiation ; Treaties / India / Bangladesh / Brahmaputra River / Arunachal Pradesh / Assam

(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049843)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02508060.2018.1554767?needAccess=true#aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGFuZGZvbmxpbmUuY29tL2RvaS9wZGYvMTAuMTA4MC8wMjUwODA2MC4yMDE4LjE1NTQ3Njc/bmVlZEFjY2Vzcz10cnVlQEBAMA==
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This article shows how Bangladesh and India intentionally maintain the status quo for the Brahmaputra River at the transboundary level, using material and ideational resources. Results show that India wants to reduce its hegemonic vulnerabilities and Bangladesh aims to maintain its control over the Brahmaputra river, simultaneously building its technical and negotiation skills. We conclude that the underlying processes of maintaining the status quo can be comprehended as ‘non-decision making’. The analysis presented will help policy actors to push towards a forward-looking climate change adaptation planning for the Brahmaputra River.

2 Wright, S. J.; Sietsma, A.; Korswagen, S.; Athanasiadis, I. N.; Biesbroek, R.. 2023. How do countries frame climate change? A global comparison of adaptation and mitigation in UNFCCC National Communications. Regional Environmental Change, 23(4):129. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-023-02113-3]

Cimate change adaptation ; Mitigation ; International agreements ; Vulnerability ; Greenhouse gas emissions ; Government ; Political aspects ; Policies ; Frest management ; Models

(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052283)

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10113-023-02113-3.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052283.pdf

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Self-reporting is an important mechanism of the UNFCCC to collect information about what countries are doing to achieve their climate change mitigation and adaptation targets and how much progress has been made. Here we empirically test four hypotheses about what countries prioritise in their self-reporting through the National Communications. Using quantitative text analysis methods (structural topic modelling and keyness statistics), we analyse over 600 submissions (from 1994 to 2019) and find evidence that vulnerable countries highlight impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation rather than mitigation targets, whereas high-emitting countries tend to focus their messaging more on mitigation. Despite the Paris Agreement being considered a “watershed moment”, we find no statistically significant increase in focus on climate solutions post-Paris, and no significant increase in attention to adaptation. Our global assessment and the methods used offer a novel perspective to understand what gets framed as important by governments. Finally, we provide reflections on how self-reporting mechanisms can be used for global stocktaking of progress on climate action.