River Basin Organizations In Water Diplomacy

Author : Anoulak Kittikhoun,Susanne Schmeier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429556777

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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 : Shafiqul Islam,Lawrence Susskind
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781617261039

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Water Diplomacy by Shafiqul Islam,Lawrence Susskind Pdf

At the heart of these conflicts are complex water networks.

Author : Shafiqul Islam,Kaveh Madani
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781783084913

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Water Diplomacy in Action by Shafiqul Islam,Kaveh Madani Pdf

Complex water problems cannot be resolved by numbers or narratives. Contingent and negotiated approaches are necessary for actionable outcome. In the face of a constantly changing array of interconnected water issues that cross multiple boundaries, the challenge is how to translate solutions that emerge from science and technology into the context of real-world policy and politics. Water Diplomacy in Action addresses this task by synthesizing two emerging ideas––complexity science and negotiation theory––to understand and manage risks and opportunities for an uncertain water future. Rooted in the ideas of complexity science and mutual gains negotiation, this edited volume shows why traditional systems engineering approaches may not work for complex problems, what emerging tools and techniques are needed and how these are used to resolve complex water problems.

Author : Ballabio, R.,Comair, F.G.,Scalet, M.,Scoullos, M.
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789230000172

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Science diplomacy and transboundary water management by Ballabio, R.,Comair, F.G.,Scalet, M.,Scoullos, M. Pdf

Author : Anoulak Kittikhoun,Susanne Schmeier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,7 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 : Lei Xie,Jia Shaofeng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,6 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 : Roberto Miguel Rodriguez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798223852643

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Water Scarcity Diplomacy by Roberto Miguel Rodriguez Pdf

"Water Scarcity Diplomacy" delves into the intricate and often contentious diplomatic interactions centered around one of the world's most iconic waterways: the Nile River. As an essential life source for over a dozen nations, the Nile has become a focal point of cooperation, competition, and sometimes conflict, especially as the specter of water scarcity looms larger with each passing year. Key facets of the book include: Historical Significance: Tracing the Nile's role as a lifeline for ancient civilizations to its continued importance in the modern era. Upstream-Downstream Dynamics: Exploration of the differing priorities and challenges faced by upstream and downstream nations, from water storage to agricultural demands. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): A deep dive into one of the most significant recent developments, its implications for regional hydro-politics, and the mediation efforts surrounding it. Legal Frameworks: Examination of historical treaties, current agreements, and potential avenues for future legal consensus among Nile basin countries. Climate Change Implications: Discussion on the exacerbating effects of climate change on water scarcity, potential disputes, and the imperative for cooperative mitigation strategies. Case Studies: In-depth analyses of individual nations within the Nile basin, shedding light on their specific challenges, strategies, and stakes in the water diplomacy arena. The Path Forward: Suggestions and strategies for fostering collaboration, building trust, and ensuring that the shared resources of the Nile are equitably and sustainably managed for the benefit of all basin countries. Merging historical context with current events and future projections, "Water Scarcity Diplomacy" offers readers a holistic understanding of the multifaceted dynamics at play in the Nile River Basin. This book is indispensable for students of international relations, environmental scientists, policymakers, and anyone interested in the delicate balance of diplomacy and resource management in one of the world's most critical river basins.

Author : Susanne Schmeier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136252631

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Governing International Watercourses by Susanne Schmeier Pdf

This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. This includes a comparative analysis of all River Basin Organizations worldwide and three in-depth case studies from three different continents. The detailed case studies are the Senegal (West Africa), Mekong (South-east Asia) and Danube (Europe) rivers. The book contributes to the academic debate on how shared natural and environmental resources can be managed in a sustainable way and which institutional and legal mechanisms actually matter for doing so. It adopts the neo-institutionalist approach, according to which international environmental institutions do make a difference. The analysis not only confirms this argument for the specific case of shared water resources, but also refines existing hypotheses on the influence of different independent variables, namely the nature of the collective action problem, the constellation of actors and the institutional design of an international environmental institution. The work also contributes to the policy debate on how to better govern internationally shared natural resources and the environment. It provides policy makers with advice on which exogenous conditions to be aware of when managing water resources they share with co-riparians and which institutional design features and governance mechanisms to set up in order to increase effectiveness in management.

Author : Enamul Choudhury,Shafiqul Islam
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783088713

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Complexity of Transboundary Water Conflicts by Enamul Choudhury,Shafiqul Islam Pdf

‘Complexity of Transboundary Water Conflicts’ seeks to understand transboundary water issues as complex systems with contingent conditions and possibilities. To address those conditions and leverage the possibilities it introduces the concept of enabling conditions as a pragmatic way to identify and act on the emergent possibilities to resolve transboundary water issues. Based on this theoretical frame, the book applies the ideas and tools from complexity science, contingency and enabling conditions to account for events in the formulation of treaties/agreements between disputing riparian states in river basins across the world (Indus, Jordan, Nile, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Colorado, Danube, Senegal and Zayandehrud). It also includes a section with scholars’ reflections on the relevance and weakness of the theoretical framework.

Author : Kinga Szálkai,Máté Szalai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031433764

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Theorizing Transboundary Waters in International Relations by Kinga Szálkai,Máté Szalai Pdf

This book is the first collection of state-of-the-art research projects analyzing water conflict and cooperation with an explicitly theoretical point of view. Its fourteen chapters offer a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on how the application of various theoretical perspectives can support the work of scholars and practitioners in mitigating water conflict and developing cooperation. The volume starts out from a literature review on the theorization of transboundary waters in International Relations, which prepares the ground for the demonstration of the latest approaches of scholars currently working on this field. The discussion of their findings is divided into four main sections. The first section deals with reflections and critiques on the grand theories of International Relations, proposing new and more nuanced frameworks for understanding and managing transboundary water relations by going beyond the traditional assumptions. The second section focuses on the catalysts and barriers of cooperation, applying theoretical frameworks which reveal the consequences of the dynamics in power relations and institutional frameworks. The third section investigates into the perspectives at the intersections of theory and practice related to the most practical field within the scope of the volume: water diplomacy. The fourth section introduces new perspectives to provide specific entry points for understanding and managing water conflict and cooperation. Overall, the work intends to demonstrate that the theorization of transboundary waters can significantly contribute to the deeper understanding and the more efficient management of water conflicts and cooperation from several aspects. The authors come from diverse backgrounds, and their individual careers are often related to the intersections of theory and practice in the field of transboundary water management. Their expertise covers water issues from all around the globe, which is reflected in the range of the analyzed case studies. The diversity of the experts involved, their backgrounds, their perspectives, the applied theories, and the analyzed cases was an important priority for the editors.

Author : Dave Huitema,Sander V. Meijerink
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781782549222

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The Politics of River Basin Organisations by Dave Huitema,Sander V. Meijerink Pdf

Can River Basin Organisations (RBOs) actually improve water governance? RBOs are frequently layered on top of existing governmental organisations, which are often reluctant to share their power. This, in turn, can affect their performance. The Politics

Author : Shafiqul Islam,Kevin M. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429767968

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Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Water Diplomacy by Shafiqul Islam,Kevin M. Smith Pdf

This book introduces the concept of Water Diplomacy as a principled and pragmatic approach to problem-driven interdisciplinary collaboration, which has been developed as a response to pressing contemporary water challenges arising from the coupling of natural and human systems. The findings of the book are the result of a decade-long interdisciplinary experiment in conceiving, developing, and implementing an interdisciplinary graduate program on Water Diplomacy at Tufts University, USA. This has led to the development of the Water Diplomacy Framework, a shared framework for understanding, diagnosing, and communicating about complex water issues across disciplinary boundaries. This framework clarifies important distinctions between water systems - simple, complicated, or complex - and the attributes that these distinctions imply for how these problems can be addressed. In this book, the focus is on complex water issues and how they require a problem-driven rather than a theory-driven approach to interdisciplinary collaboration. Moreover, it is argued that conception of interdisciplinarity needs to go beyond collaboration among experts, because complex water problems demand inclusive stakeholder engagement, such as in fact-value deliberation, joint fact finding, collective decision making, and adaptive management. Water professionals working in such environments need to operate with both principles and pragmatism in order to achieve actionable, sustainable, and equitable outcomes. This book explores these ideas in more detail and demonstrates their efficacy through a diverse range of case studies. Reflections on the program are also included, from conceptualization through implementation and evaluation. This book offers critical lessons and case studies for researchers and practitioners working on complex water issues as well as important lessons for those looking to initiate, implement, or evaluate interdisciplinary programs to address other complex problems in any setting.

Author : Bruce Hooper
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843390886

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Integrated River Basin Governance by Bruce Hooper Pdf

Integrated River Basin Governance - Learning from International Experience is designed to help practitioners implement integrated approaches to river basin management (IRBM). It aims to help the coming generation of senior university students learn how to design IRBM and it provides current researchers and the broader water community with a resource on river basin management. Drawing on both past and present river basin and valley scale catchment management examples from around the world, the book develops an integration framework for river basin management. Grounded in the theory and literature of natural resources management and planning, the thrust of the book is to assist policy and planning, rather than extend knowledge of hydrology, biophysical modelling or aquatic ecology. Providing a classification of river basin organizations and their use, the book also covers fundamental issues related to implementation: decision-making. institutions and organizations. information management. participation and awareness. legal and economic issues. integration and coordination processes. building human capacity. Integrated River Basin Governance focuses on the social, economic, organizational and institutional arrangements of river basin management. Methods are outlined for implementing strategic and regional approaches to river basin management, noting the importance of context and other key elements which have been shown to impede success. The book includes a range of tools for river basin governance methods, derived from real life experiences in both developed and developing countries. The successes and failures of river basin management are discussed, and lessons learned from both are presented. The ebook for this title is available to download for free on the WaterWiki.

Author : Aysegül Kibaroglu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : 1783088117

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Turkey's Water Diplomacy by Aysegül Kibaroglu Pdf

'Turkey's Water Diplomacy' delineates the institutional and legal foundations of transboundary water policy-making in Turkey, paying special attention to the evolution of transboundary water politics in the Euphrates-Tigris river basin. The book also analyses how Turkey's harmonization with the European Union has impacted the transboundary water policy discourses and practices, and how these changes have been reflected in its relations with its Middle Eastern neighbours. Turkey was one of the three countries that rejected the UN Watercourses Convention in 1997. Yet, since the voting of the convention there have been changes in Turkey's stance vis-à- vis international water law, which the book studies. Turkey's water diplomacy embodies complex water management problems, which can be best understood as a product of competition, feedback and interconnection among natural and societal variables in a political context. Hence, the book adopts the Water Diplomacy Framework with its key elements in making policy-relevant recommendations specifically for Turkey's water diplomacy.

Author : Jenniver Sehring,Rozemarijn ter Horst,Margreet Zwarteveen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000635911

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Gender Dynamics in Transboundary Water Governance by Jenniver Sehring,Rozemarijn ter Horst,Margreet Zwarteveen Pdf

This volume assesses the nexus of gender and transboundary water governance, containing empirical case studies, discourse analyses, practitioners’ accounts, and theoretical reflections. Transboundary water governance exists at the intersection of two highly masculinised fields: diplomacy and water resources management. In both fields, positions are mainly held by men, and core ideas, norms, and guiding principles that are presented as neutral, are both shaped by men and based on male experiences. This book sheds light on the often hidden gender dynamics of water conflict and cooperation at the transboundary level and on the implicit assumptions that guide research and policies. The individual chapters of the book, based on case studies from around the world, reveal the gendered nature of water diplomacy, take stock of the number of women involved in organisations that govern shared waters, and analyse programmes that have been set up to promote women in water diplomacy and the obstacles that they face. They explore and contest leading narratives and knowledge that have been shaped mainly by privileged men, and assess how the participation of women concretely impacts the practices, routines, and processes of water negotiations. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of water governance, water diplomacy, gender, international relations and environmental politics. It will also be of interest to professionals and policymakers involved in supporting gender mainstreaming in water cooperation. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.