Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters

This study reviews the experience of cooperation in five international river basins, focusing on the perceptions of risks and opportunities by decision makers in countries responding to a specific prospect of cooperation. For each basin, the analys...

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Main Authors:	Subramanian, Ashok, Brown, Bridget, Wolf, Aaron
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AESTHETICS AGRICULTURE AQUIFER AQUIFERS BASIN AGREEMENT BASIN AUTHORITY BASIN COMMISSION BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN DEVELOPMENT BASIN INITIATIVE BASIN LEVEL BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN STATES BASIN WATER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT BASIN WIDE COOPERATION BASIN-WIDE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COVERING DAM DAMS DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DIKES DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES DRAINAGE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES FLOOD DAMAGE FLOOD PREPAREDNESS FLOODING FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION FUEL GENERALLY WELL HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER GENERATORS INDUSTRIAL USERS INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL RIVERS INTERNATIONAL WATERS INVESTMENT PROGRAM IRRIGATION LAKES MANAGEMENT OF WATER PARTNERSHIP PESTICIDES PROGRAMS RESERVOIR OPERATIONS RESERVOIRS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER FLOWING RIVER FLOWS RIVER SYSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS RIVERS SALTWATER INTRUSION SEA SEAS SECTORAL INVESTMENTS SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT SHARED WATER RESOURCES SHARED WATERS SILT SOIL SPRING STREAMS SURFACE AREA SURFACE WATER USE OF WATER WATER AFFAIRS WATER ALLOCATIONS WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY MONITORING WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER USE WATERCOURSES WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERWAYS WETLANDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16588090/reaching-across-waters-facing-risks-cooperation-international-waters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17256

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spelling	okr-10986-172562021-04-23T14:03:36Z Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters Subramanian, Ashok Brown, Bridget Wolf, Aaron ACCESS TO INFORMATION AESTHETICS AGRICULTURE AQUIFER AQUIFERS BASIN AGREEMENT BASIN AUTHORITY BASIN COMMISSION BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN DEVELOPMENT BASIN INITIATIVE BASIN LEVEL BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN STATES BASIN WATER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT BASIN WIDE COOPERATION BASIN-WIDE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COVERING DAM DAMS DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DIKES DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES DRAINAGE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES FLOOD DAMAGE FLOOD PREPAREDNESS FLOODING FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION FUEL GENERALLY WELL HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER GENERATORS INDUSTRIAL USERS INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL RIVERS INTERNATIONAL WATERS INVESTMENT PROGRAM IRRIGATION LAKES MANAGEMENT OF WATER PARTNERSHIP PESTICIDES PROGRAMS RESERVOIR OPERATIONS RESERVOIRS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER FLOWING RIVER FLOWS RIVER SYSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS RIVERS SALTWATER INTRUSION SEA SEAS SECTORAL INVESTMENTS SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT SHARED WATER RESOURCES SHARED WATERS SILT SOIL SPRING STREAMS SURFACE AREA SURFACE WATER USE OF WATER WATER AFFAIRS WATER ALLOCATIONS WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY MONITORING WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER USE WATERCOURSES WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERWAYS WETLANDS This study reviews the experience of cooperation in five international river basins, focusing on the perceptions of risks and opportunities by decision makers in countries responding to a specific prospect of cooperation. For each basin, the analysis centered on 'tipping points,' or periods in time when policymakers in the countries involved were faced with a critical decision concerning water cooperation. This study is primarily aimed at external development partners. Countries and individuals engaged in international waters issues may also find this study and reflections helpful in enhancing their knowledge and advancing their action with respect to regional cooperation. There appear to be five general categories of risk perceived by decision makers. These risk categories were developed through a review of literature on international negotiation and cooperation. In each of the cases, the analysis focused on risks associated with these five broad categories, examining how these risks influenced decision makers and how the risks affected the outcomes of negotiations. 2014-03-11T22:15:44Z 2014-03-11T22:15:44Z 2012-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16588090/reaching-across-waters-facing-risks-cooperation-international-waters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17256 English en_US Water papers; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AESTHETICS AGRICULTURE AQUIFER AQUIFERS BASIN AGREEMENT BASIN AUTHORITY BASIN COMMISSION BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN DEVELOPMENT BASIN INITIATIVE BASIN LEVEL BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN STATES BASIN WATER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT BASIN WIDE COOPERATION BASIN-WIDE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COVERING DAM DAMS DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DIKES DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES DRAINAGE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES FLOOD DAMAGE FLOOD PREPAREDNESS FLOODING FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION FUEL GENERALLY WELL HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER GENERATORS INDUSTRIAL USERS INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL RIVERS INTERNATIONAL WATERS INVESTMENT PROGRAM IRRIGATION LAKES MANAGEMENT OF WATER PARTNERSHIP PESTICIDES PROGRAMS RESERVOIR OPERATIONS RESERVOIRS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER FLOWING RIVER FLOWS RIVER SYSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS RIVERS SALTWATER INTRUSION SEA SEAS SECTORAL INVESTMENTS SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT SHARED WATER RESOURCES SHARED WATERS SILT SOIL SPRING STREAMS SURFACE AREA SURFACE WATER USE OF WATER WATER AFFAIRS WATER ALLOCATIONS WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY MONITORING WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER USE WATERCOURSES WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERWAYS WETLANDS
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AESTHETICS AGRICULTURE AQUIFER AQUIFERS BASIN AGREEMENT BASIN AUTHORITY BASIN COMMISSION BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN DEVELOPMENT BASIN INITIATIVE BASIN LEVEL BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN STATES BASIN WATER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT BASIN WIDE COOPERATION BASIN-WIDE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COVERING DAM DAMS DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DIKES DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES DRAINAGE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES FLOOD DAMAGE FLOOD PREPAREDNESS FLOODING FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION FUEL GENERALLY WELL HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER GENERATORS INDUSTRIAL USERS INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL RIVERS INTERNATIONAL WATERS INVESTMENT PROGRAM IRRIGATION LAKES MANAGEMENT OF WATER PARTNERSHIP PESTICIDES PROGRAMS RESERVOIR OPERATIONS RESERVOIRS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER FLOWING RIVER FLOWS RIVER SYSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS RIVERS SALTWATER INTRUSION SEA SEAS SECTORAL INVESTMENTS SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT SHARED WATER RESOURCES SHARED WATERS SILT SOIL SPRING STREAMS SURFACE AREA SURFACE WATER USE OF WATER WATER AFFAIRS WATER ALLOCATIONS WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY MONITORING WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER USE WATERCOURSES WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERWAYS WETLANDS Subramanian, Ashok Brown, Bridget Wolf, Aaron Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters
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description	This study reviews the experience of cooperation in five international river basins, focusing on the perceptions of risks and opportunities by decision makers in countries responding to a specific prospect of cooperation. For each basin, the analysis centered on 'tipping points,' or periods in time when policymakers in the countries involved were faced with a critical decision concerning water cooperation. This study is primarily aimed at external development partners. Countries and individuals engaged in international waters issues may also find this study and reflections helpful in enhancing their knowledge and advancing their action with respect to regional cooperation. There appear to be five general categories of risk perceived by decision makers. These risk categories were developed through a review of literature on international negotiation and cooperation. In each of the cases, the analysis focused on risks associated with these five broad categories, examining how these risks influenced decision makers and how the risks affected the outcomes of negotiations.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	Subramanian, Ashok Brown, Bridget Wolf, Aaron
author_facet	Subramanian, Ashok Brown, Bridget Wolf, Aaron
author_sort	Subramanian, Ashok
title	Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters
title_short	Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters
title_full	Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters
title_fullStr	Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters
title_full_unstemmed	Reaching Across the Waters : Facing the Risks of Cooperation in International Waters
title_sort	reaching across the waters : facing the risks of cooperation in international waters
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16588090/reaching-across-waters-facing-risks-cooperation-international-waters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17256
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