Rights of Nature: The Legal Geographies and Political Ecologies of Intermittent Rivers in Sri Lanka

自然权利：斯里兰卡间歇性河流的法律地理和政治生态

• 批准号: 2878902
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of St Andrews
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2878902
• 关键词: Rights; Nature; Legal; Geographies; Political

Intermittent rivers (IRs) are the most common type of rivers globally. They flow only during parts of the year and their numb ers areprojected to increase, as permanent rivers become intermittent, due to climate change. Despite their commonness, they are o ftenneglected by communities, conservation laws and water governance. This research focuses on emerging conflicts between rightsof IRs and human water rights in post-This approach treats natural entities as rights holders. It acknowledges that rivers are not just human property and is often proposedin the context of ecological crises, where more conventional laws and regulations have proved insufficient to protect a rquality and quantity. It also aligns well with many indigenous and non -Western worldviews.The project will focus on the Kanagarayan Aru River as its case study, the longest and largest intermittent river basin in NorthernSri Lanka. Following a 26-year war, and with an ongoing political and economic crisis, the country in general, and communities ofthe North in particular, face severe challenges with regards to social and environmental justice, yet there has not been anysystematic or holistic water rehabilitation or development programme.dmodern water governance, development pressures, and legal and political contests. It will contribute to the emerging body ofknowledge on (1) Rights of Nature; (2) water governance of IRs; (3) post-conflict environmental governance.

间歇性河流（IR）是全球最常见的河流类型。它们只在一年中的部分时间流动，而且由于气候变化，永久性河流变得断断续续，预计它们的数量还会增加。尽管它们很常见，但它们经常被社区、保护法和水治理所忽视。本研究的重点是在将自然实体视为权利持有者之后，IR 权利与人类水权之间出现的冲突。它承认河流不仅仅是人类的财产，而且经常在生态危机的背景下提出，而事实证明，更传统的法律和法规不足以保护河流的质量和数量。它还与许多本土和非西方的世界观非常吻合。该项目将重点关注卡纳加拉亚阿鲁河作为案例研究，这是斯里兰卡北部最长和最大的间歇性河流流域。经过26年的战争和持续的政治和经济危机，整个国家，特别是北方社区，在社会和环境正义方面面临着严峻的挑战，但还没有任何系统或全面的水恢复或恢复工作。发展计划.d现代水治理、发展压力以及法律和政治竞争。它将有助于新兴的知识体系：（1）自然权利； (2) 综合区的水治理； （三）冲突后环境治理。