ABSTRACT
Asia is well endowed with water resources, but monsoon cycles can induce large interseasonal variations in river flows, and there are significant variations across the four subregions (Central, South, Southeast, and East). With some 60% of the world’s population, the amount of water per capita also varies, with Central, East, and South Asia typically recording levels lower than the global average. Southeast Asia, on the other hand, has more than twice the world average (WRI 2005, 1).
