The political context of change in transboundary freshwater agreements

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12666376
AutoresHussam Hussein (0000-0002-1238-1715, Royal Scientific Society, autor de correspondencia), Meadow Poplawsky (0009-0003-4377-513X, University of Twente), Tanisha Mohapatra (University of Oxford)
Año2023
Volumen149
Páginas103572-103572
Fecha de publicación2023-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnvironmental Science & Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1462-9011 • E-ISSN: 1873-6416
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103572
OpenAlexW4386434137
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas33

While academics have argued that most interactions between states over shared water resources demonstrate a tendency for cooperation rather than conflict, they have also identified treaties and agreements as the best examples of continued cooperation. However, treaties and agreements may also be a cause for conflict, especially when they are deemed to be unfair and unjust. Moreover, increasing burdens from climate change such as changing climate patterns and higher variability in precipitation combined with changing water demand from population growth and economic development generate a pressure to reform existing treaties and agreements. This article, adopting initial steps of comparative historical analysis, investigates the role of the political context in driving amendments and replacements in transboundary freshwater agreements

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