Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective

Building effective cooperation on transboundary waters is always a lengthy and complex journey. Embracing cooperation is no simple task for a nation state, not least because of the perceived costs of the erosion of sovereignty, however small that erosion might be. While there are many examples...

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Main Authors: Grey, David, Sadoff, Claudia, Connors, Genevieve
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spelling okr-10986-240472021-05-25T10:54:44Z Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective Grey, David Sadoff, Claudia Connors, Genevieve WATER QUALITY EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS BASIN ECOSYSTEM RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS QUALITY OF WATER SEAS RIVER BASIN DAMS STORAGE DAMS BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN POPULATION CLIMATE BENEFITS OF FLOOD CONTROL PARTNERSHIP WATER POLICY CLIMATES MILLION PEOPLE RIVER BASINS HYDROPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTS FLOOD MANAGEMENT RIVERS BASIN INITIATIVE ENVIRONMENT SHARED WATERS DAM WATER RESOURCES WATERCOURSES INTERNATIONAL RIVERS KNOWLEDGE EROSION COMMON LAKES WATER MANAGEMENT IRRIGATION RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIVER FLOWS POWER GENERATION HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS BASINS COOPERATION FLOOD CONTROL WATER BIODIVERSITY RIVER DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT OF WATER RIPARIAN STATES GLACIERS POLLUTION TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASINS RESEARCH WATERS RIPARIAN TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS RIVER Building effective cooperation on transboundary waters is always a lengthy and complex journey. Embracing cooperation is no simple task for a nation state, not least because of the perceived costs of the erosion of sovereignty, however small that erosion might be. While there are many examples of where cooperation is non-existent or weak, there are also examples – across countries and across time – of effective cooperation. This essay examines these issues through a practitioner’s lens to draw a few lessons from experience on why countries cooperate and how cooperation can be achieved. 2016-04-11T21:04:17Z 2016-04-11T21:04:17Z 2016-01 Chapter http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26043873/effective-cooperation-transboundary-waters-practical-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24047 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic WATER QUALITY
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
BASIN
ECOSYSTEM
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
BASIN DEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS
QUALITY OF WATER
SEAS
RIVER BASIN
DAMS
STORAGE DAMS
BASIN MANAGEMENT
BASIN POPULATION
CLIMATE
BENEFITS OF FLOOD CONTROL
PARTNERSHIP
WATER POLICY
CLIMATES
MILLION PEOPLE
RIVER BASINS
HYDROPOWER
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTS
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
RIVERS
BASIN INITIATIVE
ENVIRONMENT
SHARED WATERS
DAM
WATER RESOURCES
WATERCOURSES
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS
KNOWLEDGE
EROSION
COMMON
LAKES
WATER MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION
RIPARIAN COUNTRIES
RIVER FLOWS
POWER GENERATION
HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS
BASINS
COOPERATION
FLOOD CONTROL
WATER
BIODIVERSITY
RIVER DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
RIPARIAN STATES
GLACIERS
POLLUTION
TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASINS
RESEARCH
WATERS
RIPARIAN
TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS
ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS
RIVER
spellingShingle WATER QUALITY
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
BASIN
ECOSYSTEM
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
BASIN DEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS
QUALITY OF WATER
SEAS
RIVER BASIN
DAMS
STORAGE DAMS
BASIN MANAGEMENT
BASIN POPULATION
CLIMATE
BENEFITS OF FLOOD CONTROL
PARTNERSHIP
WATER POLICY
CLIMATES
MILLION PEOPLE
RIVER BASINS
HYDROPOWER
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTS
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
RIVERS
BASIN INITIATIVE
ENVIRONMENT
SHARED WATERS
DAM
WATER RESOURCES
WATERCOURSES
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS
KNOWLEDGE
EROSION
COMMON
LAKES
WATER MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION
RIPARIAN COUNTRIES
RIVER FLOWS
POWER GENERATION
HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS
BASINS
COOPERATION
FLOOD CONTROL
WATER
BIODIVERSITY
RIVER DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
RIPARIAN STATES
GLACIERS
POLLUTION
TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASINS
RESEARCH
WATERS
RIPARIAN
TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS
ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS
RIVER
Grey, David
Sadoff, Claudia
Connors, Genevieve
Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective
description Building effective cooperation on transboundary waters is always a lengthy and complex journey. Embracing cooperation is no simple task for a nation state, not least because of the perceived costs of the erosion of sovereignty, however small that erosion might be. While there are many examples of where cooperation is non-existent or weak, there are also examples – across countries and across time – of effective cooperation. This essay examines these issues through a practitioner’s lens to draw a few lessons from experience on why countries cooperate and how cooperation can be achieved.
format Chapter
author Grey, David
Sadoff, Claudia
Connors, Genevieve
author_facet Grey, David
Sadoff, Claudia
Connors, Genevieve
author_sort Grey, David
title Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective
title_short Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective
title_full Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective
title_fullStr Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Effective Cooperation on Transboundary Waters : A Practical Perspective
title_sort effective cooperation on transboundary waters : a practical perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26043873/effective-cooperation-transboundary-waters-practical-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24047
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