Management of transboundary water resources under scarcity : a multidisciplinary approach
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Management of transboundary water resources under scarcity : a multidisciplinary approach
World Scientific, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Climate Change, Institutions and Transboundary Water (Aaron Wolf)
- Introduction (Ariel Dinar and Yacov Tsur)
- Economic, Institutional and Technological Aspects in Management of Transboundary Water under Scarcity: The Economics of Transboundary River Management (Erik Ansink and Harold Houba)
- Managing Water Scarcity in the Jordan River Basin (Yacov Tsur)
- Distributional Aspects of Damming the Blue Nile (Getachew Nigatu and Ariel Dinar)
- Issue Linkage as a Mechanism for Conflict Management in the Mekong Basin (Kim Hang Pham Do and Ariel Dinar)
- Water Treaty Models: New International Legal and Institutional Framework to Manage Surface Water and Groundwater in Conjunctive Use with Specific Regulation for Fossil Aquifers Along the United States - Mexico Border Region: A Water Banking Respective (Maria Milanes-murcia)
- Changing the Nature of Transboundary Water Agreements: The Israeli-Palestinian Case (David B Brooks and Julie Trottier)
- Israel and the Palestinian Authority: Water Governance and Pollution Prevention: A Watershed-based Approach to Mitigating Transboundary Wastewater Conflicts between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (Clive Lipchin and David Lehrer)
- Environmental Restoration as a Basis for Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation: Method and Examples from Two Transboundary Streams (Nir Becker)
- Regional Case Studies: Climate Change, Transboundary Water and Security in the Middle East (Eran Feitelson)
- Disputes over Shared Waters: Can River Basin Organizations make a Difference? (Susanne Schmeier and Sabine Schulze)
- Transboundary Water Management along the Tagus River Basin in the Iberian Peninsula: Sustainable Water Allocation of the Tagus-Segura Aqueduct (Maria Milanes-murcia)
- Institutional Settings in Transboundary Water Management: Lessons from the Fergana Valley and the Lower Jordan Basin (Christine Bismuth and Bernd Hansjurgens)
- Cooperation in Transboundary Water Sharing with Issue Linkage: A Game-Theoretical Case Study in the Aral Sea(Anik Bhaduri and Jens Liebe)
- Conclusion and Future Research Needs (Yacov Tsur and Ariel Dinar)
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