Abstract
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) system is considered to be one transboundary river basin even though the three rivers of this system have certain distinct characteristics and flow through very different regions for most parts of their lengths. Not only each of these three individual rivers are big, but each one of them have tributaries which are important by themselves in social, economic and political terms, as well as in terms of water availability and use. Many of these tributaries are also of transboundary nature (Ahmad et al. 2001; Biswas and Uitto 2001).
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Biswas, A.K. (2008). Management of Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna System: Way Forward. In: Varis, O., Biswas, A.K., Tortajada, C. (eds) Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74928-8_6
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