Shared Waters, Shared Stakes: Science Diplomacy and Conflict Prevention in the Bay of Bengal [Audio]
Publisher: adelphi
Author(s): Josephine Collier and Alexandra Steinkraus
Date: 2026
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Governance, Renewable Resources
The Bay of Bengal is home to a quarter of humanity, and it is under pressure. Geopolitical competition, declining fish stocks, and the intensifying impacts of climate change are straining a shared maritime environment on which hundreds of millions of people depend. As resources grow scarcer, so does the risk of escalation among the region's littoral states.