Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity:A Multidisciplinary Approach

Edited by Ariel Dinar and Yacov Tsur

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: International Water; Climate Change; Population Growth; Economic Development; Pollution; International Relations; Water Law; Economic Optimization; Water Scarcity; Conflict; Cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N50 O13 P48 Q26 Q28 Q34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
ISBN: 9789814740043
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 CLOSING THE (WIDENING) GAP BETWEEN NATURAL WATER RESOURCES AND WATER NEEDS IN THE JORDAN RIVER BASIN: A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE , pp 3-33

Yacov Tsur

Ch 2 EXPLORING BENEFITS AND SCOPE OF COOPERATION IN TRANSBOUNDARY WATER SHARING IN THE AMU DARYA BASIN , pp 35-63

Anik Bhaduri and Maksud Bekchanov

Ch 3 DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS OF WELFARE ALLOCATIONS FROM DAMMING THE NILE RIVER , pp 65-89

Getachew Nigatu and Ariel Dinar

Ch 4 ISSUE LINKAGE: A MECHANISM FOR MANAGING CONFLICT, APPLIED TO THE MEKONG BASIN , pp 91-114

Kim Hang Pham Do and Ariel Dinar

Ch 5 PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONJUNCTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER ALONG THE US–MEXICO BORDER REGION , pp 117-157

María E. Milanés Murcia

Ch 6 A NEW PARADIGM FOR TRANSBOUNDARY WATER AGREEMENTS: THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE , pp 159-187

David B. Brooks and Julie Trottier

Ch 7 DISPUTES OVER INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES: CAN RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? , pp 191-236

Sabine Blumstein and Susanne Schmeier

Ch 8 TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT ALONG THE TAGUS RIVER BASIN IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA: SUSTAINABLE WATER ALLOCATION OF THE AQUEDUCT TAGUS-SEGURA , pp 237-275

María E. Milanés Murcia

Ch 9 INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IN TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT: LESSONS FROM THE FERGANA VALLEY AND THE LOWER JORDAN BASIN , pp 277-299

Christine Bismuth and Bernd Hansjürgens

Ch 10 REGIONAL COOPERATION IN RIVER BASIN REHABILITATION: ESTIMATING ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR JORDAN RIVER RESTORATION , pp 301-334

Nir Becker and David Katz

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