As demand for water for the 700 million people living in the world’s most densely-populated river basins – the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra – rises, new tensions are surfacing that threaten South Asia’s stability. To respond, The Asia Foundation just announced an expansion of its partnership with the Skoll Global Threats Fund, to strengthen access to information on transboundary issues and foster a regional dialogue between stakeholders on the critical issue of international water sharing. 
Posts By Sheilagh Henry
Without Representation, Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Risk Being Negotiated Away
March 9, 2011
The Asia Foundation 2010 Survey of the Afghan People found that 83 percent of respondents approve of the government’s efforts at negotiation and reconciliation with armed anti-government elements; 44 per cent of all respondents were women.
Topics: Governance | International Women's Day | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Afghanistan
The Missing Piece in Afghanistan’s Peace Talks
January 12, 2011
Afghanistan’s more than three decades of continuous conflict has undermined the basic security and confidence of Afghan women in rural as well as urban environments. Despite high-level talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban that began in October 2010 to speed up reconciliation efforts, many here are skeptical…
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Elections | Governance | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Afghanistan