Strengthening Cooperation Over Transboundary Groundwater Resources
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Strengthening Cooperation Over Transboundary Groundwater Resources
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Author : Gabriel Eckstein
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2024
Strengthening Cooperation Over Transboundary Groundwater Resources written by Gabriel Eckstein and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Nature categories.
Groundwater is humanity's most vital supply of freshwater. Freshwater resources contained in aquifer systems globally are two orders of magnitude greater than those found in all rivers, lakes, and other surface freshwaters combined. Moreover, approximately one half of the world's population today is dependent on groundwater for its basic needs. While these truisms are widely acknowledged, an additional reality is now recognized - many of these subsurface freshwater reservoirs are actually transboundary formations shared amongst two or more nations. In fact, around 600 transboundary aquifers have been identified worldwide. They underlie the territory of nearly every non-island nation and are found in both humid and arid environments. Surprisingly, though, only a handful of transboundary aquifers worldwide are subject to any type of formal or informal international agreement. Transboundary groundwater resources are now receiving growing attention among the international community. Questions are being raised about how they should be managed, allocated and protected, what rights aquifer riparians can enjoy, and what responsibilities these aquifer states might owe to neighbouring aquifer riparians. This book considers all these various aspects of the management and regulation of transboundary groundwater resources. It also presents case studies and explores recent efforts to engage the international community on best practices and global standards for governing transboundary aquifers. As communities and nations continue to expand their reliance on these critical sources of freshwater, they will have to address such issues and develop governance regimes for these shared subsurface resources. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Water International.
Strengthening Cooperation Over Transboundary Groundwater Resources
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Author : Gabriel Eckstein
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-20
Strengthening Cooperation Over Transboundary Groundwater Resources written by Gabriel Eckstein and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-20 with Nature categories.
Groundwater is humanity’s most vital supply of freshwater. Freshwater resources contained in aquifer systems globally are two orders of magnitude greater than those found in all rivers, lakes, and other surface freshwaters combined. Moreover, approximately one half of the world’s population today is dependent on groundwater for its basic needs. While these truisms are widely acknowledged, an additional reality is now recognized – many of these subsurface freshwater reservoirs are actually transboundary formations shared amongst two or more nations. In fact, around 600 transboundary aquifers have been identified worldwide. They underlie the territory of nearly every non-island nation and are found in both humid and arid environments. Surprisingly, though, only a handful of transboundary aquifers worldwide are subject to any type of formal or informal international agreement. Transboundary groundwater resources are now receiving growing attention among the international community. Questions are being raised about how they should be managed, allocated and protected, what rights aquifer riparians can enjoy, and what responsibilities these aquifer states might owe to neighbouring aquifer riparians. This book considers all these various aspects of the management and regulation of transboundary groundwater resources. It also presents case studies and explores recent efforts to engage the international community on best practices and global standards for governing transboundary aquifers. As communities and nations continue to expand their reliance on these critical sources of freshwater, they will have to address such issues and develop governance regimes for these shared subsurface resources. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Water International.
Transboundary Hydro Governance
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Author : Jacques Ganoulis
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-06-06
Transboundary Hydro Governance written by Jacques Ganoulis and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-06 with Science categories.
Attending water security is an important challenge and a major systemic risk humanity faces in the years to come. This is due to population increase, over-consumption of water, especially in agriculture, climate change and various forms of water pollution. The issue becomes more complicated in transboundary water catchments that cover almost half of the world’s land surface, with about 60% of global river flow and 40% of the world’s population. Also, in many parts of the planet, like Saharan Africa, population depends on groundwater resources located in transboundary aquifer systems. These facts illustrate the importance of the book's subject, which is the governance of transboundary waters, both surface and groundwater. The book is written by two distinguished scientists, who, having worked in various international institutions, like UNESCO, GEF, UNEP and at the European Commission, have both an extended expertise on how to bridge the gap between science and political decision-making, which is the main factor for an effective governance of water resources. What is new in the book is the integrated analysis of transboundary governance of both surface water and groundwater, as it occurs in reality. In current literature, groundwater is still often missing for the benefit of surface water or, on the contrary, it is treated separately from surface water. The most important feature of the book is to distinguish between the real and a "good" or an effective transboundary water governance and to provide practical tools, methodologies and examples for its implementation in the field. Published timely during 2018, the book will contribute to address successfully practical problems of governance of transboundary waters that represent a very important part of our precious fresh water resources.
Transboundary Aquifers
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Author : UNESCO
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2022-11-25
Transboundary Aquifers written by UNESCO and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-25 with Political Science categories.
Conceptualizing Cooperation On Africa S Transboundary Groundwater Resources
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Author : Waltina Scheumann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Conceptualizing Cooperation On Africa S Transboundary Groundwater Resources written by Waltina Scheumann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Aquifers categories.
Principles For Effective Joint Bodies For Transboundary Water Cooperation
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Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Principles For Effective Joint Bodies For Transboundary Water Cooperation written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes categories.
This publication presents the Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundary Water Cooperation that were formally adopted by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015). Countries sharing transboundary waters worldwide are encouraged to make use of them when establishing new joint bodies or strengthening existing ones. The principles seek to synthesize valuable lessons from the collective experience of joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation, Parties to the Water Convention and other States, as well as other stakeholders. The principles are classified in two main categories. The first category presents principles related with the establishment of joint bodies, their structure and functions, including issues such as their tasks, their competence and mandate. The second category describes principles related with the operational aspects of joint bodies such as procedural considerations, financial and human resources.
Progress On Transboundary Water Cooperation
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Author : Economic Commission for Europe
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-14
Progress On Transboundary Water Cooperation written by Economic Commission for Europe and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-14 with Political Science categories.
Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation
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Author : Melissa McCracken
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-03-31
Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation written by Melissa McCracken and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-31 with Nature categories.
This book establishes a framework for defining transboundary water cooperation and a methodology for evaluating its effectiveness, which will contribute to more effective and therefore successful cooperation processes. With the increasing focus on transboundary cooperation as a part of the Sustainable Development Goal Framework, there is global recognition of transboundary water cooperation as a tool for improved governance and management of transboundary surface and groundwaters. However, there is not an agreed upon definition of transboundary water cooperation in the literature or in practice. This book develops the Four Frames of Transboundary Water Cooperation, which is a neutral modular framework for developing context-specific explanatory definitions of transboundary water cooperation in basins and aquifers. The Four Frames of Cooperation are legal, institutional, relational, and outcome. However, we need to move beyond defining cooperation to understand better measures of the quality and effectiveness of cooperative processes. The Weighted Model of Effective Cooperation presents a first step in qualitatively evaluating the effectiveness of transboundary water cooperation. This model defines effective transboundary water cooperation and operationalizes a method to evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative processes over internationally shared waters. Effective cooperation emphasizes the relational and outcome frames of cooperation while working towards equitability and sustainability. Together, the Four Frames of Cooperation and the Weighted Model of Effective Cooperation will improve the understanding of cooperation and encourage a detailed evaluation of the quality, success, and effectiveness of cooperative processes. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, water governance, and environmental politics. It will also appeal to policymakers and professionals working in the fields of water conflict, water diplomacy, and international cooperation.
The Role Of Sound Groundwater Resources Management And Governance To Achieve Water Security
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Author : International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-31
The Role Of Sound Groundwater Resources Management And Governance To Achieve Water Security written by International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-31 with Political Science categories.
Sharing Water Sharing Benefits
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Author : Wolf, Aaron T.
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO
Release Date : 2010-06-06
Sharing Water Sharing Benefits written by Wolf, Aaron T. and has been published by UNESCO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-06 with Water resources development categories.