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Climate Change, Water Law, and the Anthropocene: Insights from Amitav Ghosh

Author(s) Navika khatri
Country India
Abstract Climate change and water issues are fundamentally interconnected, influencing the lives of communities, ecosystems, and legal systems globally. Increasing temperatures aggravate water scarcity, heighten flood risks, and destabilise conventional governance frameworks, necessitating immediate legal and policy interventions. Amitav Ghosh's oeuvre, especially The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, underscores the inadequacy of contemporary narratives in confronting the seriousness of climate change. His literary works, such as The Hungry Tide and Gun Island, emphasise water-related conflicts, displacement, and the deficiencies of legal frameworks in addressing environmental disasters. Ghosh elucidates the human and ecological ramifications of water misuse through a literary perspective. The Hungry Tide, situated in the Sundarbans, examines the vulnerability of coastal populations confronted with escalating sea levels and legal marginalisation. Gun Island similarly illustrates climate-induced migration and transboundary water conflicts, highlighting the inadequacies of current water legislation in addressing these challenges. These narratives contest traditional legal frameworks that emphasise commercial and national interests at the expense of environmental justice. Integrating Ghosh's findings into water law allows for a revaluation of legal structures to better equitably address climate-induced water problems. Transboundary water agreements must consider evolving hydrological conditions instead of depending on obsolete treaties. Climate refugees demand legal acknowledgement as migration resulting from water issues escalates. Ghosh's literary viewpoint urges legal scholars and politicians to conceive a global legal framework that is flexible, inclusive, and responsive to the changing issues of climate change and water management.
Keywords Climate Change, Water Law, Amitav Ghosh, Environmental Justice, Climate Refugees, Transboundary Water Governance.
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Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-04-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.74268
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