What We Do

TREADS is an initiative at the Centre for Policy Research with research interests on water policy and governance, focusing on transboundary waters and ecologies (specialising in interstate river water conflicts and cooperation) with allied interests in federalism, politics of infrastructure development (Dams, Smart Cities, Rural Roads), and urban water security.

Areas of Research

Transboundary Water Governance

 

South Asia’s Transboundary Rivers

 

Water and Federalism

 

Politics of Infrastructure

 

Interactive Databases

Mapping Cooperation and Conflict

Select Interactive Map

Cooperation and Conflict in South Asia

Ganga Basin Map

Knowledge Hub

A curated repository of resources relating to the areas of research pursued by TREADS.

  • Transboundary Water Institutions

  • TREADS Databases

  • Judiciary and Interstate Water Disputes

  • Water Legislations

  • Conflict and Cooperation Monitor

Partnerships

TREADS is located firmly in India’s national and subnational institutional ecosystem for water governance, grounded within the expanse of South Asia.