Mohsen Nagheeby
Biographic Data
| ID | 2369562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mohsen Nagheeby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mohsen |
| FAMILY NAME | Nagheeby |
| SIGNATURE | NAGHEEBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0877-1080 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decolonising hydrology: Reflecting on positionalities for sustainable and just futures
Colonialism continues to have an enduring impact on hydrological research, practice, and education. This paper examines the colonial legacy in hydrology and highlights the need for decolonisation to achieve justice, inclusivity, and sustainability in water management. Through tracing the development of hydrology research and examining stories from Canada, Indonesia, India, West Asia, and Africa, the paper uncovers the different ways colonial-era …
Hydro-legal geopolitics: Why states join—or reject—global water treaties
This paper introduces the concept of hydro-legal geopolitics to examine why states adopt, reject, or selectively engage with international water law—particularly the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention and the 1992 UNECE Water Convention. Situated within an anarchic global order, the paper argues that legal commitments are shaped less by normative ideals and more by geopolitical dynamics across four axes: power asymmetries, territorial positioning, s…
Escaping the Capitalist Black Hole: Dethroning Mammon and liberating water
Colonial legacies and neoliberal capitalism continue to underpin and intensify global water insecurity. Drawing on five years of research from the UK-funded Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub across Colombia, Ethiopia, India and Malaysia, this Research Note identifies consistent patterns of water dispossession linked to capital accumulation. Despite divergent local contexts, our findings point to a common dynamic: a ‘Capitalist Black …
Decolonising water diplomacy and conflict transformation: From security-peace to equity-identity
Water diplomacy and conflict transformation are dominated by an interest-based paradigm, where attention is given solely to achieving security and peace. We intend to critically challenge this paradigm – which is mainly dominated by the views of the Global North – by emphasising two other important but often overlooked elements: equity and identity. We argue that diplomacy within the contemporary paradigm is easily manipulated by the broader secu…
River Basin Organizations in Water Diplomacy
Transboundary river basins are by their nature surrounded by political discourses and negotiations associated with the application of legal mechanisms. Although legal frameworks have contributed a great deal to formalizing transboundary water interactions, the potential power of certain legal mechanisms to influence the political dynamics over international waters is understudied. One of the most challenging examples of these issues can be found …
The Legitimacy of Dam Development in International Watercourses: A Case Study of the Harirud River Basin
This article examines the international legitimacy of unilateral dam development in an international watercourse from the perspective of international water law. Drawing upon technical analysis over the Harirud River Basin, the article discusses probable negative impacts of unilateral dam development in Afghanistan on downstream Iran and Turkmenistan. Competing claims are analyzed to assess emerging transboundary damage under customary internatio…
The geopolitical overlay of the hydropolitics of the Harirud River Basin
This paper explores the geopolitical overlay that is shaping dynamic hydropolitical interactions of the Harirud River Basin, which is a basin that spans Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. This paper argues that the control and capture of water resources are not solely for economic development but rather for geopolitical reasons that serve the security interests of the actors involved, particularly outside-basin powers like the US and India. The …
The geopolitical overlay of the hydropolitics of the Harirud River Basin
This paper explores the geopolitical overlay that is shaping dynamic hydropolitical interactions of the Harirud River Basin, which is a basin that spans Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. This paper argues that the control and capture of water resources are not solely for economic development but rather for geopolitical reasons that serve the security interests of the actors involved, particularly outside-basin powers like the US and India. The …
The Legitimacy of Dam Development in International Watercourses: A Case Study of the Harirud River Basin
This article examines the international legitimacy of unilateral dam development in an international watercourse from the perspective of international water law. Drawing upon technical analysis over the Harirud River Basin, the article discusses probable negative impacts of unilateral dam development in Afghanistan on downstream Iran and Turkmenistan. Competing claims are analyzed to assess emerging transboundary damage under customary internatio…
The geopolitical overlay of the hydropolitics of the Harirud River Basin
This paper explores the geopolitical overlay that is shaping dynamic hydropolitical interactions of the Harirud River Basin, which is a basin that spans Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. This paper argues that the control and capture of water resources are not solely for economic development but rather for geopolitical reasons that serve the security interests of the actors involved, particularly outside-basin powers like the US and India. The …
The Legitimacy of Dam Development in International Watercourses: A Case Study of the Harirud River Basin
This article examines the international legitimacy of unilateral dam development in an international watercourse from the perspective of international water law. Drawing upon technical analysis over the Harirud River Basin, the article discusses probable negative impacts of unilateral dam development in Afghanistan on downstream Iran and Turkmenistan. Competing claims are analyzed to assess emerging transboundary damage under customary internatio…
River Basin Organizations in Water Diplomacy
Transboundary river basins are by their nature surrounded by political discourses and negotiations associated with the application of legal mechanisms. Although legal frameworks have contributed a great deal to formalizing transboundary water interactions, the potential power of certain legal mechanisms to influence the political dynamics over international waters is understudied. One of the most challenging examples of these issues can be found …
Decolonising water diplomacy and conflict transformation: From security-peace to equity-identity
Water diplomacy and conflict transformation are dominated by an interest-based paradigm, where attention is given solely to achieving security and peace. We intend to critically challenge this paradigm – which is mainly dominated by the views of the Global North – by emphasising two other important but often overlooked elements: equity and identity. We argue that diplomacy within the contemporary paradigm is easily manipulated by the broader secu…
Decolonising hydrology: Reflecting on positionalities for sustainable and just futures
Colonialism continues to have an enduring impact on hydrological research, practice, and education. This paper examines the colonial legacy in hydrology and highlights the need for decolonisation to achieve justice, inclusivity, and sustainability in water management. Through tracing the development of hydrology research and examining stories from Canada, Indonesia, India, West Asia, and Africa, the paper uncovers the different ways colonial-era …
Hydro-legal geopolitics: Why states join—or reject—global water treaties
This paper introduces the concept of hydro-legal geopolitics to examine why states adopt, reject, or selectively engage with international water law—particularly the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention and the 1992 UNECE Water Convention. Situated within an anarchic global order, the paper argues that legal commitments are shaped less by normative ideals and more by geopolitical dynamics across four axes: power asymmetries, territorial positioning, s…
Escaping the Capitalist Black Hole: Dethroning Mammon and liberating water
Colonial legacies and neoliberal capitalism continue to underpin and intensify global water insecurity. Drawing on five years of research from the UK-funded Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub across Colombia, Ethiopia, India and Malaysia, this Research Note identifies consistent patterns of water dispossession linked to capital accumulation. Despite divergent local contexts, our findings point to a common dynamic: a ‘Capitalist Black …
Transboundary Water Resource Management (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Water Governance and Infrastructure (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Diplomacy (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Geomorphology (2 works) · Geopolitics (2 works) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (2 works)