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1 Saruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2015. Measuring transboundary water cooperation: learning from the past to inform the sustainable development goals. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 168) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2015.219]
International waters ; Cooperation ; International agreements ; Sustainable development ; River basin management ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water governance ; Indicators ; Information management ; Financing ; Legislation ; Water law ; Water allocation ; Monitoring ; Capacity building ; Stakeholders ; Policy making ; Planning / South Africa / Botswana / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047338)
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Water cooperation has received prominent focus in the post-2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While proposals for measuring water cooperation appear to be converging toward a small set of indicators, the degree to which these proposed indicators draw on past work is unclear. This paper mines relevant past work to generate guidance for monitoring the proposed SDG target related to transboundary water cooperation. Potential measures of water cooperation were identified, filtered and applied in three countries (Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe). Six indicators were ultimately determined as being suitable for measuring water cooperation. As the SDG process turns its focus to the selection of indicators, the indicators proposed in this paper may merit consideration.
2 Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D.. (Eds.) 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 255p. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
River basin management ; Water resources ; Water use ; Water availability ; Water power ; Water quality ; Water reuse ; Water security ; Water demand ; Water requirements ; Surface water ; International waters ; Wastewater treatment ; Groundwater management ; Economic aspects ; Climate change ; Flooding ; Drought ; Temperature ; Evapotranspiration ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Sustainable agriculture ; Ecosystem services ; Agriculture ; Urbanization ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation systems ; Industrial development ; Mining ; Fisheries ; Wetlands ; Food production ; Energy generation ; Gender / Africa / Angola / Botswana / Malawi / Mozambique / Nambia / Tanzania / Zambia / Zambizi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048269)
3 Phiri, Z.; Lautze, Jonathan; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D.. 2017. Introduction. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.1-6. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
River basin management ; Economic growth ; Riparian zones ; Poverty ; Agricultural production ; Sustainability / Africa / Angola / Botswana / Malawi / Mozambique / Nambia / Tanzania / Zambia / Zambizi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H048270)
4 Saruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan; Mwale, J.; Chikozho, C.; Shela, O. N. 2017. Transboundary water cooperation: taking stock and looking forward. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.175-192. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
International cooperation ; International waters ; Water law ; Economic growth ; Capacity building ; Riparian zones ; Intensification / Africa / Angola / Botswana / Malawi / Mozambique / Nambia / Tanzania / Zambia / Zambizi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048278)
5 Saruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan; Nhamo, Luxon; Holmatov, B. 2017. Water security. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.215-233. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
Water security ; Water supply ; Water use ; Water requirements ; Sanitation ; Investment ; River basin management ; Environmental flows ; Agriculture ; Energy resources / Angola / Tanzania / Mozambique / Zambezi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048280)
6 Lautze, Jonathan; Holmatov, B.; Saruchera, D.; Villholth, Karen G. 2018. Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment. Water Policy, 20(1):1-20. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.033]
Watercourses ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Aquifers ; International waters ; Water management ; Water quality ; Water law ; International cooperation ; Treaties ; River basins ; Assessment ; Conjunctivitis ; Agreements
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048534)
Cooperative management of transboundary river basins is widely recognized as important. Emphasis on joint management of shared aquifers has also grown in recent years. Perhaps surprisingly, despite abundant focus on transboundary surface water and growing focus on shared groundwater, there is scant focus on their intersection. To address this knowledge limitation, this article reviews experiences in transboundary water treaties oriented toward different water sources, in order to: i) understand how transboundary water institutions vary according to the water source to which they are oriented, ii) gauge the nature and strength of conjunctive transboundary water management treaties, and iii) identify ways to enhance conjunctive water management in transboundary contexts. The results reveal the existence of more than 50 treaties that make mention of both water sources. Nonetheless, only eight treaties devote ‘substantive’ focus to both surface and groundwater. Review of treaty contents reveals that their focus is on ‘softer’ issues related to institutional development. Moving forward, the reality that the evolution of conjunctive treaties is relatively nascent, and that scope of such treaties is still limited to institutional issues, may indicate large untapped potential – it may be time to outline pathways toward practical implementation of conjunctive water management in transboundary contexts.
7 Saruchera, D.; Lautze, Jonathan. 2019. Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 45p. (IWMI Working Paper 189) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2019.209]
Small scale systems ; Reservoirs ; Rehabilitation ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation investment ; Reinvestment ; Cost benefit analysis ; Water availability ; Water storage ; Water institutions ; Water supply ; Water use ; Water users ; Dams ; Sedimentation ; Infrastructure ; Performance indexes ; Food security ; Living standards ; Household income ; Public health ; Environmental sustainability ; Land use ; Impact assessment ; Nongovernmental organizations ; State intervention ; Financing ; Funding ; Socioeconomic development ; Rural communities ; Entrepreneurship ; Gender ; Women’s participation ; Empowerment ; Livestock ; Case studies / Africa / Zambia / Nteme Reservoir / Keemba Reservoir / Chuuka Reservoir / Makoye Reservoir / Bodela/Siyafakwenda Reservoir / Mboole Reservoir / Chifusa Reservoir / Chuundwe Reservoir / Milangu Reservoir / Mulabalaba Reservoir
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049244)
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Small reservoirs are a critical coping mechanism in water-stressed rural areas in Africa, providing immense livelihood benefits that include improved food and water security, entrepreneurial activities and climate resilience. Challenges associated with the implementation of investments in small reservoirs include appropriate site selection, weak institutions, insufficient maintenance and sedimentation. The findings from this study suggest that the benefits of small reservoirs may be tapped more efficiently by rehabilitating old sites rather than building new infrastructure. However, the findings also point to broader lessons on the need to change the way of doing business, i.e., to adopt a long-term, more holistic approach (or model) to the construction and maintenance of small reservoirs that matches the degree of the challenge associated with sustainably tapping the benefits of the water that they store.
8 Mukuyu, Patience; Lautze, Jonathan; Rieu-Clarke, A.; Saruchera, D.; McCartney, Matthew. 2020. The devil’s in the details: data exchange in transboundary waters. Water International, 45(7-8):884-900. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2020.1850026]
International waters ; Data management ; Information exchange ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Development indicators ; River basin management ; International cooperation ; River basin institutions ; River flow ; Water quality ; Groundwater table ; Water extraction ; Water management ; Dams / Africa / Europe / Americas / Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050122)
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Data exchange in transboundary waters is fundamental to advance cooperative water management. Nonetheless, the degree to which data are shared is not well understood. To gauge this degree, an assessment framework was developed and applied in 25 international river basins. The framework captures the degree to which a set of data parameters is exchanged among countries. A reasonable proportion of surveyed basins exchange some data, but the breadth of such exchange is often limited, and not regular. This paper highlights where data exchange can be improved and provides guidance on how indicators used in global assessment frameworks can motivate this improvement.
9 Mukuyu, Patience; Lautze, Jonathan; Rieu-Clarke, A.; Saruchera, D.; McCartney, Matthew. 2023. Do needs motivate the exchange of data in transboundary waters? Insights from Africa’s shared basins. Water International, 48(8):915-941. (Special issue: Exploring the Use of Data And Models in Transboundary Water Governance) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075]
Transboundary waters ; River basins ; Data ; Information exchange ; Assessment ; Water resources ; Water management ; International agreements ; Treaties ; Water quality ; Urban areas ; Water supply ; Agriculture ; Hydropower ; Environmental factors / Africa / Cuvelai River Basin / Lake Chad River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Niger River Basin / Okavango River Basin / Orange-Senqu River Basin / Pungwe River Basin / Ruvuma River Basin / Senegal River Basin / Volta River Basin / Zambezi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051831)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075?needAccess=true&role=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051831.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051831.pdf
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Despite widespread recognition of the importance of data exchange in transboundary waters’ management, there is growing evidence that data exchange is falling short in practice. A possible explanation may be that data exchange occurs where and when it is needed. Needs for data exchange in shared waters, nonetheless, have not been systematically assessed. This paper evaluates data exchange needs in a set of transboundary basins and compares such needs with evidenced levels of data exchange. Our findings indicate that it may be possible to accelerate data exchange by identifying and promoting the exchange of data that respond to palpable need and serve practical use.
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