Conflict Management Of Water Resources

Author : Keith W. Hipel,Liping Fang,Johannes Cullmann,Michele Bristow
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319142159

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Conflict Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Management by Keith W. Hipel,Liping Fang,Johannes Cullmann,Michele Bristow Pdf

The latest developments regarding the theory and practice of effectively resolving conflict in water resources and environmental management are presented in this book by respected experts from around the globe. Water conflicts are particularly complex and challenging to solve because water and environmental issues span both the societal realm, in which people and organizations interact, and the physical world which sustains all human activities. For instance, when large-scale water diversions take place across political jurisdictions, conflicts may ensue among stakeholders within and across regions, while the water transfers may cause severe damage to sensitive ecological systems. Therefore, to arrive at realistic and fair resolutions, one must take into account not only the economics and politics of the situation but also the water quantity and quality changes that may occur within the altered hydrological system as well as the ecosystems contained therein. When the effects of climate change and the closely connected activities of energy production and usage are also considered, the complexity of the problem becomes even greater and messier. Accordingly, one must adopt an integrative and adaptive approach to water and environmental governance that specifically recognizes the conflicting value systems of stakeholders, including nature and future generations even though they are not present at the bargaining table. The 16 chapters in this leading-edge book are written by authors who presented their original research at the International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER) 2013, which was held in Koblenz, Germany, from June 3rd to 7th, 2013, and subsequently submitted expanded versions of their research for review and publication in this timely book. The rich range of contributions are put into perspective in the first chapter and then categorized into four main interconnected parts: Part I: Management and EvaluationPart II: Global, Trans-boundary and International Dimensions Part III: Consensus-building, Bargaining and Negotiation Part IV: Ecological and Socio-economic Impacts

Author : Manas Chatterji,Saul Arlosoroff,Gauri Guha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351737982

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Conflict Management of Water Resources by Manas Chatterji,Saul Arlosoroff,Gauri Guha Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Now that the Cold War is over, ethnic and regional conflicts are emerging over resources and the environment. The management of water, the lifeblood of any country, is becoming a vital issue. This volume offers a study of conflict management of water resources. It includes some selected papers presented at an international meeting, held at the Mahatma Gandhi Center of Conflict Prevention and Management in Ahmedabad, India. Other invited papers have also been included in the collection. Obviously it was not possible to address here all aspects of the vast field of water management. The main focus of this work is the management of water conflict and its implications for peace.

Author : Lynette de Silva,Chris Maser
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000479133

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Resolving Water Conflicts Workbook by Lynette de Silva,Chris Maser Pdf

This book works to build trust, consensus, and capacity to enhance understanding through a water conflict management framework designed to bolster collaborative skills. Built on case-studies analysis and hands-on real-life applications, it addresses issues of water insecurity of marginalized systems and communities, global water viability, institutional resilience, and the inclusion of faith-based traditions for climate action. The authors assess the complexities of climate challenges and explain how to create sustainable, effective, and efficient water approaches for an improved ecological and socioeconomic future within the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Author : Richard E. Just,Sinaia Netanyahu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461556497

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Conflict and Cooperation on Trans-Boundary Water Resources by Richard E. Just,Sinaia Netanyahu Pdf

This book demonstrates what the discipline of economics has to offer as support for analyzing cooperation on management of trans-boundary water resources. It also considers what the discipline of economics has to acquire to become a more effective contributor to trans-boundary water resource management given political, legal, social, physical, scientific, and ecological realities. This book has its genesis in a symposium of the International Water and Resource Economics Consortium held at Annapolis, Maryland, April 13-16, 1997. The symposium was organized by the editors and the book contains papers presented at the symposium with subsequent revisions. The symposium brought together both economists and agency management personnel for the purpose of discussing not only how economic tools apply to trans-boundary water management, but also of identifying the obstacles to making such tools useful and informative to politicians and negotiators in public decision making roles. INTERNATIONAL VERSUS DOMESTIC TRANS-BOUNDARY PROBLEMS Trans-boundary water problems arise in many dimensions. The two most important types of problems emphasized in this book are international and domestic interstate or interregional problems. Cooperation on international problems is especially difficult because enforcement must be voluntary given the sovereignty of nations and the absence of an effective legal enforcement mechanism. Agreements must be sustainable and self-enforced if they are to have lasting benefits. Every negotiating country must be convinced it will receive benefits before it gives its consent to cooperation. In the absence of enforceable agreements, trans-boundary (i. e.

Author : Jerome Delli Priscoli,Aaron T. Wolf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139471376

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Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts by Jerome Delli Priscoli,Aaron T. Wolf Pdf

What is the one thing that no one can do without? Water. Where water crosses boundaries – be they economic, legal, political or cultural – the stage is set for disputes between different users trying to safeguard access to a vital resource, while protecting the natural environment. Without strategies to anticipate, address, and mediate between competing users, intractable water conflicts are likely to become more frequent, more intense, and more disruptive around the world. In this book, Delli Priscoli and Wolf investigate the dynamics of water conflict and conflict resolution, from the local to the international. They explore the inexorable links between three facets of conflict management and transformation: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), public participation, and institutional capacity. This practical guide will be invaluable to water management professionals, as well as to researchers and students in engineering, economics, geography, geology, and political science who are involved in any aspects of water management.

Author : Ahmed Abukhater
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136171758

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Water as a Catalyst for Peace by Ahmed Abukhater Pdf

Examining international water allocation policies in different parts of the world, this book suggests that they can be used as a platform to induce cooperation over larger political issues, ultimately settling conflicts. The main premise is that water can and should be used as a catalyst for peace and cooperation rather than conflict. Evidence is provided to support this claim through detailed case studies from the Middle East and the Lesotho Highlands in Africa. These international cases – including bilateral water treaties and their development and formation process and aftermath – are analyzed to draw conclusions about the outcomes as well as the processes by which these outcomes are achieved. It is demonstrated that the perception of a particular treaty as being equitable and fair is mainly shaped by the negotiation process used to reach certain outcomes, rather than being determined mechanistically by the quantitative allocation of water to each party. The processes and perceptions leading to international water conflict resolutions are emphasized as key issues in advancing cooperation and robust implementation of international water treaties. The key messages of the book are therefore relevant to the geo-political and hydro-political aspects of water resources in the context of bilateral and multilateral conflicts, and the trans-boundary management of water resources, which contributes insights to political ecology, geo-politics, and environmental policy.

Author : Nurit Kliot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134861255

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Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East by Nurit Kliot Pdf

Offers a complete reference to the hydrological as well as social, economic, political and legal issues in the region. It shows how water shortages threaten the renewal of conflict and disruption in the Euphrates, Tigris, Nile and Jordan basins.

Author : W. Todd Jarvis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136212758

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Contesting Hidden Waters by W. Todd Jarvis Pdf

The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. Unlike other books about conflict resolution and negotiations over water resources, this volume is unique in focusing exclusively on conflicts over groundwater and aquifers. The author explores the specific challenges presented by these "hidden" resources, which are shown to be very different from those posed by surface water resources. Whereas surface watersheds are static, groundwater boundaries are value-laden and constantly changing during development. The book describes the various issues surrounding the governance and management of these resources and the various parties involved in conflicts and negotiations over them. Through first-hand accounts from a pracademic skilled in both process and substance as a groundwater professional and professional mediator, the book offers options for addressing the challenges and issues through a transdisciplinary approach.

Author : Scott Barrett
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Derechos sobre las aguas
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Conflict and Cooperation in Managing International Water Resources by Scott Barrett Pdf

Author : Munther J. Professor Haddadin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136523953

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Water Resources in Jordan by Munther J. Professor Haddadin Pdf

This is the first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary book to address water policy in Jordan. Edited by the former Minister of Water and Irrigation of Jordan, with contributions by other prominent Jordanian and international water professionals, this volume covers such areas as the population-water resources equation in Jordan; institutional and legal frameworks; the data systems used for the assessment and formulation of water policy; water allocations and uses in municipal, industrial, and agricultural sectors; social and environmental issues; and water conflict with Jordan's neighbors. The book is a must for readers interested in Middle East politics and the critical nature of water issues in the region. The book notes the importance of interaction with the outside world to augment water resources through trade, making the experience of Jordan relevant to other developing regions where water is scarce. It introduces the term 'shadow water' to mean the scarce indigenous water resources that the import of agricultural and industrial commodities saves or replaces. The book shows how financially profitable it can be to treat water as a tradable commodity, to be exchanged peaceably across international borders. Haddadin and his distinguished contributors bring the water conflicts between Jordan and its neighbors, Israel and Syria, into sharp focus. The book includes a historical perspective on the development of water policies in Jordan and explores the significance of water in the religious, social, and political life of the country.

Author : Canadian Water Resources Association. Conference
Publisher : Cambridge, Ont. : Canadian Water Resources Assoc. = Association canadienne des Ressources Hydriques
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCR:31210022286270

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Resolving Conflicts and Uncertainty in Water Management by Canadian Water Resources Association. Conference Pdf

Proceedings of the conference, which considers if and how conflicts and uncertainty can be resolved. The papers presented covered watershed planning and impact assessment; monitoring, analysis and modelling; and economic instruments.

Author : Hillel Shuval,Hassan Dweik
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540695097

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Water Resources in the Middle East by Hillel Shuval,Hassan Dweik Pdf

This book presents various approaches to the resolution of the severe water resource issues of the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian water conflicts. The authors include leading Palestinian and Israeli water experts who have worked together on joint research projects aimed at building up mutual understanding and respect. The studies consider the various approaches that could be used to improve cooperation and solve the problems arising from conflicting interests.

Author : Manas Chatterji,Saul Arlosoroff,Gauri Guha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351737999

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Conflict Management of Water Resources by Manas Chatterji,Saul Arlosoroff,Gauri Guha Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Now that the Cold War is over, ethnic and regional conflicts are emerging over resources and the environment. The management of water, the lifeblood of any country, is becoming a vital issue. This volume offers a study of conflict management of water resources. It includes some selected papers presented at an international meeting, held at the Mahatma Gandhi Center of Conflict Prevention and Management in Ahmedabad, India. Other invited papers have also been included in the collection. Obviously it was not possible to address here all aspects of the vast field of water management. The main focus of this work is the management of water conflict and its implications for peace.

Author : Aaron T. Wolf
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015055111473

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Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Water Systems by Aaron T. Wolf Pdf

This important collection reprints the most significant papers and case studies on the prevention and resolution of conflict over water resources. It focuses in particular on the human dynamics that are involved when conflicts over water resources impact on different interest groups, economic sectors and legal or political boundaries. It addresses key issues which arise at both the local and the international level, including amongst others: How do people interact in these situations of conflict? What methods do they use to find a compromise? What institutions do they create - either jointly or unilaterally - to help overcome problems in the future? This interdisciplinary collection will be essential reading for professional water practitioners throughout the world, including engineers, economists, geographers, geologists, and political scientists concerned with water disputes and conflict resolution. It will make a significant contribution to the study of water as an essential theme in the increasingly important topic of environmental security.

Author : Erika Weinthal,Jessica J. Troell,Mikiyasu Nakayama
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136536564

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Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Erika Weinthal,Jessica J. Troell,Mikiyasu Nakayama Pdf

As a basic human need, the provision of safe water is among the highest priorities of government and humanitarian interventions during post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding. In the aftermath of war, water, sanitation, and infrastructure play a critical role in the recovery of livelihoods and economic development. Moreover, shared waters have great potential for interstate cooperation, assisting to rebuild trust following conflict and to prevent a return to conflict. This volume draws on studies from around the world to create a framework for understanding how water resources decisions and activities can facilitate or undermine peacebuilding in a post-conflict setting.