Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for enhanced regional cooperation on water governance in South Asia, stressing the importance of water justice, river rights, disaster preparedness and equitable benefit sharing among countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.

She made the remarks while speaking virtually from Dhaka at the Subregional Workshop on Water and Climate Resilience in the HK: Advancing SDG 2030 Agenda through Science and Cooperation, held in Nepal's Kathmandu on Friday, said a handout.

Rizwana highlighted that water has historically connected countries but remains the least managed shared resource in South Asia.

She urged all countries in the region to strengthen collaboration under the UN...