Management of transboundary water resources
Lessons From International Cooperation for Conflict Prevention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4639009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juha I Uitto (0000-0002-2981-7693, Global Environment Facility), Alfred M Duda (0009-0007-6977-5487, Global Environment Facility) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 365-378 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0016-7398.2002.00062.x |
| OpenAlex | W2125669535 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
Tensions over freshwater resources may become more frequent as pressures on water resources grow due to increased demand and variability of rainfall. Conflicts may take place between or within countries or between competing sectoral users. This paper focuses on institutional approaches for enhancing cooperation between countries for sustainable development of transboundary freshwater bodies and contributing basins. It is assumed that instead of being zones of conflict, shared water resources can provide a basis for cooperation and benefit-sharing provided that threats to the international waters are recognized and collaborative structures are created. The paper draws upon experiences gained within the international waters focal area of the Global Environment Facility, the main funding mechanism for countries to support the environmental management of transboundary water resources. Lessons for promoting peaceful cooperation for environmental management, benefit-sharing and sustainable use of transboundary freshwater resources are highlighted through examples from Africa, Central Asia and Latin America. Experience shows the importance of processes that bring together all sectors and actors whose actions affect the transboundary waterbody at regional, national and local levels. The development of a science-based diagnostic analysis is essential to identify the threats to the transboundary ecosystem and to break down the issues into manageable parts with the aim of developing a strategic action programme. Ensuring political commitment that can result in institutional, policy and legal reforms in the countries concerned is the key to sustainable development of the transboundary resource
Business · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · International waters · Political science · Politics · Resource (disambiguation · Sustainable development · Water resources · Ecology · Integrated Water Resources Management · Transboundary Water Resource Management
How Ostrom's design principles apply to large-scale commons
Role and relevance of three enabling conditions to resolve inter-provincial water conflicts in the Indus basin within Pakistan
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The Ethiopia-Egypt Controversy on the Renaissance Dam and the Role of a Benefit-Sharing Approach in the Nile Basin
Et trøblete naboskap
Complex regional telecoupling between people and nature revealed via quantification of trans‐boundary ecosystem service flows
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How resilient is the Torres Strait Treaty (Australia and Papua New Guinea) to global change? A fisheries governance perspective
River Basin Organizations in the Global Water Discourse
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Global patterns of fisheries conflict
Diagnosis of sustainability of trans-boundary water governance in the Great Lakes basin
International River Basin Management under the EU Water Framework Directive
Operationalising transboundary cooperation through game theory
Boundary Terminology
Fronteras europeas
Nature–Society Linkages in the Aral Sea Region
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in the Greater Horn of Africa
Hidden theories, troubled waters
Cooperación local binacional
Turmoil in the Nile River Basin
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,18 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |