Negotiating for Water Resources
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'More than ever management of the world’s transnational rivers pose compelling governance challenges. Through a novel cross case comparison approach, Haefner examines conflict and cooperation in three key basins — the La Plata, Mekong and Danube basins. By challenging prevailing ideas about power, this book offers fresh new insights to inform management in these basins - and others around the globe.' - Andrea Gerlak, The University of Arizona, USA
‘Delving into the practice of very different regions, Asia, Europe and South America, and backed by invaluable hyphen on-the-ground research on three of the larger river basins in the world, the author discusses the similarities of conflicts arising out of competing uses and discovers a trend of comparable efforts to overcome disputes geared towards cooperative mechanisms irrespective of their political asymmetries. Anyone dealing with transboundary water management issues will be enriched by this thoroughly documented and well written book.’ - Lilian del Castillo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Over 90 per cent of the world population lives in countries that share a river basin with others. Freshwater resources are scarce and different nations, actors and users compete for limited resources in transboundary river basins; often conflicting with each other. Les mer
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Negotiating for Water Resources explores the drivers of conflict and cooperation between states in transnational river basins. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews on the Mekong, Danube and La Plata River Basins, the book provides a three level analysis across three case studies, including the regional framework (EU, ASEAN and Mercosur), the River Basin Organisations (ICPDR, MRC and CIC) and the micro-level. The key question of the book is: To what extent do power asymmetries prevent or inhibit cooperation between riparian states over water resources? This is linked to the question of how institutions contribute to mitigate competition for natural resources and how states interact in a multilateral arena. Overall, the book argues that cooperation in transboundary river basins is possible even where there are asymmetric power relations, challenging realist assumptions about competition and conflict over resources.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 200
- ISBN
- 9780367000257
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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'More than ever management of the world’s transnational rivers pose compelling governance challenges. Through a novel cross case comparison approach, Haefner examines conflict and cooperation in three key basins — the La Plata, Mekong and Danube basins. By challenging prevailing ideas about power, this book offers fresh new insights to inform management in these basins - and others around the globe.' - Andrea Gerlak, The University of Arizona, USA
‘Delving into the practice of very different regions, Asia, Europe and South America, and backed by invaluable hyphen on-the-ground research on three of the larger river basins in the world, the author discusses the similarities of conflicts arising out of competing uses and discovers a trend of comparable efforts to overcome disputes geared towards cooperative mechanisms irrespective of their political asymmetries. Anyone dealing with transboundary water management issues will be enriched by this thoroughly documented and well written book.’ - Lilian del Castillo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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