Transboundary Water Resources Strategies for Regional Security and Ecological Stability

Transboundary Water Resources  Strategies for Regional Security and Ecological Stability
Author: Hartmut Vogtmann,Nikolai Dobretsov
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2005-07-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781402030826

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After the sovjet era and since their independence the new Central Asian countries are rebuilding a system of water resources management: an important challenge for the development of the whole region. The NATO workshop held on 25-27 August 2003 by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Germany and the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, attended by experts from five Central Asian countries, Russia, six Western European countries, the US and the UNEP offered water engineers and nature scientists as well as economic and political scientists and practitioners from water administrations and international river commissions to meet in Novosibirsk and develop sustainable approaches in the management of Central Asian water resources. This book presents important aspects of transboundary water resources, i.e. the global water crisis: problems and perspectives; regional experiences in solving water problems in Central Asia; problems and management of transboundary water resources; ecological and economic aspects of water management; scientific analysis and tools of water changes; strategic implications of water access arisen during the workshop. A final recommendation in the area of equitable sharing of benefits, monitoring and data collection as well as proposals for Central Asia transboundary waters programme were set in the book as the main result of the meeting.

Transboundary Water Resources A Foundation for Regional Stability in Central Asia

Transboundary Water Resources  A Foundation for Regional Stability in Central Asia
Author: John E. Moerlins,Mikhail K. Khankhasayev,Steven F. Leitman,Ernazar J. Makhmudov
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-11-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781402067341

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The Central Asian republics and neighboring countries are currently experiencing problems related to the availability and efficient/equitable distribution of freshwater. This book contains papers from a NATO-sponsored Advanced Research Workshop that was organized to address these concerns. It addresses the myriad of issues involving shared freshwater among the countries in this region, discussing ecology, law, economics, politics, water policy and integrated water management.

Management Of Transboundary Water Resources Under Scarcity A Multidisciplinary Approach

Management Of Transboundary Water Resources Under Scarcity  A Multidisciplinary Approach
Author: Dinar Ariel,Tsur Yacov
Publsiher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789814740067

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Water scarcity due to climate change, population growth, and economic development is a critical issue in many semi-arid and arid regions around the world. Water scarcity is especially critical in regions where water is shared by several riparian states and used for competing purposes (irrigation, domestic, industry, environment, and hydropower). There is evidence that water scarcity may give rise to conflicts among the riparian states that share water basins. At the same time, there is evidence that proper arrangements among riparian states create a basis for cooperation, which is a necessary condition for economic development, food production, environmental sustainability, and poverty reduction. This book presents a collection of work presented by a group of academics and policy experts dealing with the impact of water scarcity and variability on the ability to jointly manage shared water and the derived welfare of international states and nations sharing international river basins, consisting of economics, technology, law and institutions, geography, and international relations. The book covers theoretical aspects of management of transboundary water as well as case studies from hotspots around the world. The unique aspect of this book is the multidisciplinary nature of the chapters, reflecting a new field of research that will gain popularity as water scarcity will increase over time and across regions. The chapters from the book were presented at the "Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity: Perspectives on Agriculture and Food Security" workshop held at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, from June 22 to 23, 2015.

Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management

Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management
Author: Ariel Dinar,Jose Albiac
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2012-05-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781136559587

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Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies. A well-designed water policy is a multi-faceted concerted intervention, which could be specific to just one set of political and physical socio-economic conditions. A framework to analyse the interaction between policy design and implementation can assist in improving both of these in various physical, economic and political situations. This book focuses on the interaction between policy making and strategic behaviour of policy makers, water users and other stakeholders, and how policy analysis and other analytical tools from the field of game theory and negotiation can improve policy design. The book presents analysis by high-level policy makers and policy analysts from various countries, to share experience regarding specific policy issues that are relevant to almost any country in the world, but may have been addressed differently in each country.

Bridges Over Water

Bridges Over Water
Author: Ariel Dinar,Shlomi Dinar,Stephen McCaffrey,Daene McKinney
Publsiher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789814436670

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Bridges over Water places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. It demonstrates their application, using various quantitative approaches, such as river basin modeling, quantitative negotiation theory, and game theory. Case-studies of particular transboundary river basins, lakes, and aquifers are also considered. This second edition updates the literature on international water and in-depth analyses on political developments and cooperation between riparian states. With an appended chapter on principles and practices of negotiation, and a new case study on the La Plata Basin, this edition is a timely update to the field of transboundary water studies.

International Water Treaties

International Water Treaties
Author: Shlomi Dinar
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2007-12-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781135981907

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As demand for fresh water rises, together with population, water scarcity already features on the national security agenda of many countries. In this book, Dinardevelops a theory to explain solutions to property rights conflicts over shared rivers. Through systematic analysis of available treaty texts, corresponding side-payment and cost-sharing patterns are gleaned. Geographic and economic variables are used to explain recurring property rights outcomes. Rather than focusing on a specific river or particular geographic region, the book analyzes numerous rivers, dictated by the large number of treaty observations, and is able to test several hypotheses, devising general conclusions about the manner in which states resolve their water disputes. Policy implications are thereby also gained. While the book simultaneously considers conflict and cooperation along international rivers, it is the focus on negotiated agreements, and their embodied side-payment and cost-sharing regimes, that justifies the use of particular independent variables.

Putting Water Security to Work

Putting Water Security to Work
Author: Chad Staddon,Christopher A. Scott
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781000433524

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Over the last decade, water security has replaced sustainability as the key optic for thinking about how we manage water. This reframing has offered benefits (including clear recognition of the link between humans, the environment and the right to water) and also posed challenges (the tendency in some quarters to interpret “security” solely in terms of geopolitical or economic “securitisation”). In this collection, the authors offer a radical repositioning of these debates updated to reflect the concerns of our post-pandemic world. The chapters in this volume examine several different themes including how water security articulates with locality and culture, how it operates across spatial scales and its moral/ethical resonances. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journals Water International and International Journal of Water Resources Development.

The Regulation of the Global Water Services Market

The Regulation of the Global Water Services Market
Author: Julien Chaisse
Publsiher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2017-01-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781107162860

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Fragmentation in Water Policies in the Riparian ASEAN Member States