Getting Transboundary Water Right: Theory and Practice for Effective Cooperation
Note to the Reader
Water energises all sectors of society. Nearly half of the global available surface water is found in 263 international river basins, and groundwater resources, which account for more than one hundred times the amount of surface water, cross under at least 273 international borders. National boundaries make water issues political and so much more complex. This report challenges those in the international water community to grapple with some of the latest conceptual thinking and most recent lessons learned from around the world. The four chapters in the volume present real-world experience of cooperation at the international and community levels and innovative approaches to overcome political obstacles to cooperation. This report serves as input to the 2009 World Water Week and its Special Focus on Transboundary Waters and was edited and prepared by Dr. Anders Jägerskog, Program Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Dr. Mark Zeitoun, Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia and was published by SIWI. Contributing authors of the report chapters are Mr. David Grey, Senior Water Advisor (Africa and South Asia), The World Bank, New Delhi; Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Lead Economist (South Asia), The World Bank, Kathmandu; Dr. Genevieve Connors, Water Specialist (South Asia), The World Bank, New Delhi; Mr. Jakob Granit, Programme Director, SIWI; Dr. Marius Claassen, Manager, Water Resources, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa; Mr. Munqeth Mehyar, Chair Person and Jordanian Director, Ecopeace/Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME); Mr. Nader Khateeb, Palestinian Director, FoEME and Mr. Gidon Bromberg, Israeli Director, FoEME. The authors are pleased to acknowledge and grateful for the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Getting Transboundary Water Right: Theory and Practice for Effective Cooperation
Getting transboundary water resources management right is not simply important. It is urgent to secure the livelihoods of billions of people and sustain the resource across the globe. The response of the international water community to the mounting challenges and pressure placed on shared waters has thus far been inconsistent and inadequate. This report challenges the international water community to grapple with some of the latest conceptual thinking and most recent lessons learned from around the world. The four chapters in the volume present real-world experience of cooperation at the international and community levels and innovative approaches to overcome political obstacles to cooperation.
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