Measuring Transboundary Water Cooperation

Author : Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290908272

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Measuring Transboundary Water Cooperation by Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan Pdf

Water cooperation has received prominent focus in the post-2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While proposals for measuring water cooperation appear to be converging toward a small set of indicators, the degree to which these proposed indicators draw on past work is unclear. This paper mines relevant past work to generate guidance for monitoring the proposed SDG target related to transboundary water cooperation. Potential measures of water cooperation were identified, filtered and applied in three countries (Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe). Six indicators were ultimately determined as being suitable for measuring water cooperation. As the SDG process turns its focus to the selection of indicators, the indicators proposed in this paper may merit consideration

Author : Melissa McCracken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000549805

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Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation by Melissa McCracken Pdf

This book establishes a framework for defining transboundary water cooperation and a methodology for evaluating its effectiveness, which will contribute to more effective and therefore successful cooperation processes. With the increasing focus on transboundary cooperation as a part of the Sustainable Development Goal Framework, there is global recognition of transboundary water cooperation as a tool for improved governance and management of transboundary surface and groundwaters. However, there is not an agreed upon definition of transboundary water cooperation in the literature or in practice. This book develops the Four Frames of Transboundary Water Cooperation, which is a neutral modular framework for developing context-specific explanatory definitions of transboundary water cooperation in basins and aquifers. The Four Frames of Cooperation are legal, institutional, relational, and outcome. However, we need to move beyond defining cooperation to understand better measures of the quality and effectiveness of cooperative processes. The Weighted Model of Effective Cooperation presents a first step in qualitatively evaluating the effectiveness of transboundary water cooperation. This model defines effective transboundary water cooperation and operationalizes a method to evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative processes over internationally shared waters. Effective cooperation emphasizes the relational and outcome frames of cooperation while working towards equitability and sustainability. Together, the Four Frames of Cooperation and the Weighted Model of Effective Cooperation will improve the understanding of cooperation and encourage a detailed evaluation of the quality, success, and effectiveness of cooperative processes. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, water governance, and environmental politics. It will also appeal to policymakers and professionals working in the fields of water conflict, water diplomacy, and international cooperation.

Author : Economic Commission for Europe,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004674

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Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation by Economic Commission for Europe,UNESCO Pdf

Author : United Nations ECE
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210472487

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Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation under the Water Convention by United Nations ECE Pdf

The publication presents and analyses the findings of the first pilot reporting exercise under the Water Convention, which was carried out in 2017. Progress made in the implementation of the Convention is reviewed and summarised, together with the identification of significant trends, success, challenges and opportunities concerning transboundary water cooperation. The reporting mechanism under the Convention was formally adopted (decision VII/2) by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Water (United Nations)
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02874831M

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Transboundary Water Cooperation by Anonim Pdf

This publication is the main output of the "Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Newly Independent States" project. It aims to define the status, trends and further needs with regard to transboundary water cooperation in the Newly Independent States (NIS), and between NIS and their neighbours. The analysis and recommendations will provide a basis for future actions and projects for the development of cooperation in the NIS on transboundary waters, in particular within the work programme of the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) and the Strategic Partnership on Water for Sustainable Development.

Author : Commission économique pour l'Europe
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789231002786

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Progress on transboundary water cooperation by Commission économique pour l'Europe Pdf

Author : Patricia Wouters,Huiping Chen,James E. Nickum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351973700

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Transboundary Water Cooperation by Patricia Wouters,Huiping Chen,James E. Nickum Pdf

China and its neighbours face a series of water security issues, in which international law plays a vital role. Paramount to both policymakers and researchers in the field of water law, the current status of transboundary water cooperation schemes and how these operate in China is of global significance. Grounded in international experience, this comprehensive volume provides readers with an up-to-date overview of current international transboundary water resource sharing policies and practices, including detailed case studies at both domestic and international levels. The authors discuss existing international laws, treaties, and principles that may stimulate transboundary water cooperation and dialogue, and then analyse a number of international experiences with treaties in North America, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. They take stock of China’s water resource issues, legal practices and options, examine case studies of China’s southern shared rivers, and explore some innovative approaches to cooperative management of shared waters within China. The articles in this book were originally published in the journal Water International.

Author : Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789210048385

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Guide to Reporting under the Water Convention and as a Contribution to SDG Indicator 6.5.2 by Economic Commission for Europe Pdf

The guide to reporting supports countries in reporting on transboundary water cooperation for the reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.2 and under the Water Convention. The primary aim of the guide is to enhance the quality of national reports, which will ultimately strengthen their usefulness in informing decision-making and policy-making processes related to transboundary water cooperation at the national, basin or aquifer, regional and global levels. More specifically, the guide explains how the reporting template for reporting might be completed. It clarifies key terminology and provides practical examples of how certain questions might be answered. In addition, the guide offers guidance on how to organize the reporting process and how to utilize reporting to maximize its impact. The guide is therefore designed as a practical document for government experts who have the responsibility for conducting the reporting process and completing the template. The guide to reporting was formally requested (decision VIII/3) by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its eight session (Nur-Sultan, 10-12 October 2018).

Author : Naho Mirumachi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135082833

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Transboundary Water Politics in the Developing World by Naho Mirumachi Pdf

This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international transboundary river basins in the developing world. These shared rivers are the setting for irrigation, hydropower and flood management projects as well as water transfer schemes. Often, these projects attempt to engineer the river basin with deep political, socio-economic and environmental implications. The politics of transboundary river basin management sheds light on the challenges concerning sustainable development, water allocation and utilization between sovereign states. Advancing conceptual thinking beyond simplistic analyses of river basins in conflict or cooperation, the author proposes a new analytical framework. The Transboundary Waters Interaction NexuS (TWINS) examines the coexistence of conflict and cooperation in riparian interaction. This framework highlights the importance of power relations between basin states that determine negotiation processes and institutions of water resources management. The analysis illustrates the way river basin management is framed by powerful elite decision-makers, combined with geopolitical factors and geographical imaginations. In addition, the book explains how national development strategies and water resources demands have a significant role in shaping the intensities of conflict and cooperation at the international level. The book draws on detailed case studies from the Ganges River basin in South Asia, the Orange–Senqu River basin in Southern Africa and the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia, providing key insights on equity and power asymmetry applicable to other basins in the developing world.

Author : Christina Leb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107035973

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Cooperation in the Law of Transboundary Water Resources by Christina Leb Pdf

This book analyses the legal challenges facing international cooperation on water management in the twenty-first century.

Author : Attila Tanzi,Owen McIntyre,Alexandros Kolliopoulos,Alistair Rieu-Clarke,Rémy Kinna
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004291584

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The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes by Attila Tanzi,Owen McIntyre,Alexandros Kolliopoulos,Alistair Rieu-Clarke,Rémy Kinna Pdf

The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes provides invaluable insights into the contribution of this international agreement towards transboundary water cooperation via its legal provisions, accompanying institutional arrangements and subsidiary policy mechanisms.

Author : Götz Reichert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004320956

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Transboundary Water Cooperation in Europe by Götz Reichert Pdf

In Transboundary Water Cooperation in Europe, Götz Reichert analyzes the multidimensional regime for the protection and management of European transboundary freshwater resources that is composed of international water law, the water law of the European Union, and domestic water legislation.

Author : Anton Earle
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849776585

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Transboundary Water Management by Anton Earle 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.This 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCBK:C107753291

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Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters by Anonim Pdf

Examines the quality and volume of all international rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Also addresses related laws and policies.

Author : Jacques Ganoulis,Lucien Duckstein,Peter Literathy,Istvan Bogardi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642614385

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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.