Managing International Rivers

Author : Frank Marty
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063160027

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Managing International Rivers by Frank Marty Pdf

Freshwater is the most valuable and fragile of the earth's life-supporting substances. Most major rivers, our principal sources of freshwater, cross national boundaries. Their sustainable management is both vital and challenging. Why do efforts to manage international rivers succeed in some cases and fail in others? The author argues that an understanding of the politics of river management is essential. Based on a coherent analytical framework that draws on theories of political economy and international relations, this study systematically compares five cases of international river management. This comparison produces generalizable insights into the determinants of success and failure. It also generates important lessons on how to manage transboundary rivers more effectively. By offering both theoretical insights and practical solutions to international rivers problems, the book appeals to a variety of readers, including students of international politics, practitioners, and those interested in water issues and international environmental problems in general.

Author : Olli Varis,Cecilia Tortajada,Asit K. Biswas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540749288

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Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes by Olli Varis,Cecilia Tortajada,Asit K. Biswas Pdf

Transboundary rivers and lakes are often the remaining new sources of water that can be developed for human uses. These water sources were not used in the past because of the many complexities involved. Written and edited by the world’s leading water and legal experts, this unique and authoritative book analyses the magnitudes of the transboundary water problems in different parts of the world. It also examines difficulties and constraints faced to resolve these problems.

Author : Susanne Schmeier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415623582

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Governing International Watercourses by Susanne Schmeier Pdf

In this contribution to the academic and policy debates surrounding the management and governance of shared natural resources, the focus is placed on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. The book includes advide to policy makers based on worldwide analysis, and three detailed case studies from three continents: the Senegal (West Africa), Mekong (South-east Asia) and Danube (Europe) rivers.

Author : Anoulak Kittikhoun,Susanne Schmeier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429561245

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River Basin Organizations in Water Diplomacy by Anoulak Kittikhoun,Susanne Schmeier Pdf

Will tensions and disputes among states sharing international water courses and lakes turn into active conflicts? Addressing this question, the book shows that these concerns are more prominent due to the locations and underlying political dynamics of some of these large rivers and the strategic interests of major powers. Written by a combination of leading practitioners and academics, this book shows that states are more prone to cooperate and manage their transboundary issues over the use of their common water resources through peaceful means, and the key institutions they employ are international river basin organizations (RBOs). Far from being mere technical institutions, RBOs are key mechanisms of water diplomacy with capacity and effectiveness varying on four key interrelated factors: their legal and institutional development, and the influence of their technical and strategic resources. The basins analyzed span all continents, from both developed and developing basins, including the Columbia, Great Lakes, Colorado, Senegal, Niger, Nile, Congo, Jordan, Helmand, Aral Sea, Mekong, Danube and Rhine. Contributing to the academic discourse on transboundary water management and water conflict and cooperation, the book provides insights to policy-makers on which water diplomacy engagements can be successful, the strengths to build on and the pitfalls to avoid so that shared water resources are managed in a cooperative, sustainable and stable way.

Author : Jacques Ganoulis,Lucien Duckstein,Peter Literathy,istvan Bogardi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3540607145

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Transboundary Water Resources Management by Jacques Ganoulis,Lucien Duckstein,Peter Literathy,istvan Bogardi Pdf

In a world facing a growing water crisis, conflicts regarding water sharing and environmental issues are expected to grow, especially in transboundary river basins, where 40% of the world's population lives. This book represents one of the first attempts to bring together methodologies and analytical tools from socio-economic, international policy, engineering, and water management specialists dealing with transboundary water resources. The book is divided into three parts. Part I introduces state--of-the-art concepts in institutional policy and conflict analysis. Part II presents engineering approaches and models for transboundary water management and conflict resolution. Part III analyzes cases in international river basins and enclosed seas.

Author : Oran R. Young
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0262740206

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Global Governance by Oran R. Young Pdf

The contributors to this volume draw upon the experiences of environmental regimes to examine the problems of internationalgovernance in the absence of a world government.

Author : Anton Earle,Anders Jägerskog,Joakim Öjendal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136531101

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Transboundary Water Management by Anton Earle,Anders Jägerskog,Joakim Öjendal Pdf

The management of water resources across boundaries, whether sub-national or international, is one of the most difficult challenges facing water managers today. The upstream exploitation or diversion of groundwater or rivers can have devastating consequences for those living downstream, and transboundary rivers can provide a source of conflict between nations or states, particularly where water resources are scarce. Similarly, water based-pollution can spread across borders and create disputes and a need for sound governance.1. Introduction: Setting the Scene for Transboundary Water Management Approaches2. Why Negotiate? Asymmetric endowments and asymmetric power and the invisible nexus of water, trade and power that brings apparent water security3. Power, Hegemony and Critical Hydropolitics4. Getting Beyond the Environment-Conflict Trap: Benefit-Sharing in International River Basins5. International Water Law: concepts, evolution and development6. Aquifer Resources in a Transboundary Context: A Hidden Resource? - Enabling the Practitioner To 'See It and Bank It' for Good Use7. Governance in Transboundary Basins - the Role of Stakeholders, Concepts and Approaches in International River Basins8. Environmental Flows in Shared Watercourses: Review of Assessment Methods and Relevance in the Transboundary Setting9. Managing Water Negotiations and Conflicts in Concept and in PracticeContributorsIndexPart I: Analytical Approaches to Transboundary Water ManagementPart II: Transboundary Water Management Polity and PracticePart III: Challenges and OpportunitiesThis book is the first to bring together in a concise and accessible way all of the main topics to be considered when managing transboundary waters. It will raise the awareness of practitioners of the various issues needed to be taken into account when making water management decisions and provide a practically-based overview for advanced students. The authors show clearly how vital it is to cooperate effectively over the management of shared waters to unlock their contribution to regional sustainable development. The book is largely based on a long-running and tested international training programme, run by the Stockholm International Water Institute and Ramboll Natura, and supported by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida), where the respective authors have presented modules on the programmes. It addresses issues not only of conflict, but also of managing power asymmetries, benefit-sharing, stakeholder participation, international water law, environmental water requirements and regional development. It will be particularly useful for those with a background in hydrology or engineering who wish to broaden their management skills.

Author : Zeray Yihdego,Julie Gibson
Publisher : Brill Research Perspectives in
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 900444470X

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Implementing International Watercourses Law Through the WEF Nexus and SDGs by Zeray Yihdego,Julie Gibson Pdf

Implementing International Watercourses Law through the WEF Nexus and SDGs: An Integrated Approach Illustrated in the Zambezi River Basin offers an innovative approach to the implementation of international water law (IWL) through integration of the law, the WEF Nexus and SDGs.

Author : David G. LeMarquand
Publisher : Westwater Research Centre, University of British Columbia
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : International rivers
ISBN : UOM:39015000565674

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International Rivers by David G. LeMarquand Pdf

Author : Lei Xie,Jia Shaofeng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134973866

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China's International Transboundary Rivers by Lei Xie,Jia Shaofeng Pdf

China has forty major transboundary watercourses with neighbouring countries, and has frequently been accused of harming its downstream neighbours through its domestic water management policies, such as the construction of dams for hydropower. This book provides an understanding of water security in Asia by investigating how shared water resources affect China’s relationships with neighbouring countries in South, East, Southeast and Central Asia. Since China is an upstream state on most of its shared transboundary rivers, the country’s international water policy is at the core of Asia’s water security. These water disputes have had strong implications for China’s interstate relations, and also influenced its international water policy alongside domestic concerns over water resource management. This book investigates China’s policy responses to domestic water crises and examines China’s international water policy as well as its strategy in dealing with international cooperation. The authors describe the key elements of water diplomacy in Asia which demonstrate varying degrees of effectiveness of environmental agreements. It shows how China has established various institutional arrangements with neighbouring countries, primarily in the form of bilateral agreements over hydrological data exchange. Detailed case studies are included of the Mekong, Brahmaputra, Ili and Amur rivers.

Author : Julie Gjørtz Howden
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004426320

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The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law by Julie Gjørtz Howden Pdf

In The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law, Julie Gjørtz Howden identifies the normative elements of the community of interest approach, and how the approach provides a legal framework for common management of international watercourses.

Author : Flavia Rocha Loures,Alistair Rieu-Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136484391

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The UN Watercourses Convention in Force by Flavia Rocha Loures,Alistair Rieu-Clarke Pdf

At the UN General Assembly in 1997, an overwhelming majority of States voted for the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses – a global overarching framework governing the rights and duties of States sharing freshwater systems. Globally, there are 263 internationally shared watersheds, which drain the territories of 145 countries and represent more than forty percent of the Earth's land surface. Hence, inter-State cooperation towards the sustainable management of transboundary water supplies, in accordance with applicable international legal instruments, is a topic of crucial importance, especially in the context of the current global water crisis. This volume provides an assessment of the role and relevance of the UN Watercourses Convention and describes and evaluates its entry into force as a key component of transboundary water governance. To date, the Convention still requires further contracting States before it can enter into force. The authors describe the drafting and negotiation of the Convention and its relationship to other multilateral environmental agreements. A series of case studies assess the role of the Convention at various levels: regional (European Union, East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, Central America and South America), river basin (e.g. the Mekong and Congo) and national (e.g. Ethiopia and Mexico). The book concludes by proposing how future implementation might further strengthen international cooperation in the management of water resources, to promote biodiversity conservation as well as sustainable and equitable use.

Author : Scott Barrett
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,7 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 : Dinar Ariel,Tsur Yacov
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814740067

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Management Of Transboundary Water Resources Under Scarcity: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Dinar Ariel,Tsur Yacov Pdf

Water scarcity due to climate change, population growth, and economic development is a critical issue in many semi-arid and arid regions around the world. Water scarcity is especially critical in regions where water is shared by several riparian states and used for competing purposes (irrigation, domestic, industry, environment, and hydropower). There is evidence that water scarcity may give rise to conflicts among the riparian states that share water basins. At the same time, there is evidence that proper arrangements among riparian states create a basis for cooperation, which is a necessary condition for economic development, food production, environmental sustainability, and poverty reduction. This book presents a collection of work presented by a group of academics and policy experts dealing with the impact of water scarcity and variability on the ability to jointly manage shared water and the derived welfare of international states and nations sharing international river basins, consisting of economics, technology, law and institutions, geography, and international relations. The book covers theoretical aspects of management of transboundary water as well as case studies from hotspots around the world. The unique aspect of this book is the multidisciplinary nature of the chapters, reflecting a new field of research that will gain popularity as water scarcity will increase over time and across regions. The chapters from the book were presented at the "Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity: Perspectives on Agriculture and Food Security" workshop held at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, from June 22 to 23, 2015.

Author : Laurence Boisson de Chazournes,Makane Moïse Mbengue,Mara Tignino,Komlan Sangbana,Jason Rudall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191084430

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The UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes,Makane Moïse Mbengue,Mara Tignino,Komlan Sangbana,Jason Rudall Pdf

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses plays a crucial role in protecting and managing international watercourses and other sources of fresh water. Boisson de Chazournes, Mbengue, Tignino, and Sangbana head a team of experts in this Commentary, examining the travaux préparatoires leading to the Convention and the practice that has developed since the adoption of the Convention in 1997. Tackling the rationale and objectives of the provisions, they offer crucial insights to the Convention's impact on the development of a universal regime for shared water resources. Examining cross-cutting topics such as the core water principles, the prevention and settlement of water disputes, the relationship between the Convention and other legal instruments, as well as the role of the ICJ and other judicial means to solve water disputes, this book is crucial to all those who seek a deep understanding of water law.