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1 Ahmad, Q. K.; Biswas, A. K.; Rangachari, R.; Sainju, M. M. (Eds.) 2001. Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna region: a framework for sustainable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. 208p.
Water resources development ; River basins ; Treaties ; Water policy ; Socioeconomic development ; Flooding ; Flood control ; Water power ; Gender ; Dams ; Food security ; Water supply / Bangladesh / Bhutan / China / India / Nepal / Ganges / Brahmaputra / Barak / Meghna / Himalaya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G570 AHM Record No: H040934)
2 Ahmad, Q. K.; Ahmed, A. U.; Khan, H. R.; Rasheed, K. B. S. 2001. GBM regional water vision: Bangladesh perspective. In Ahmad, Q. K.; Biswas, A. K.; Rangachari, R.; Sainju, M. M. (Eds.). Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna region: a framework for sustainable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. pp.31-80.
Water resources development ; Planning ; Ecosystems ; Water policy ; Flood control ; Erosion ; Sedimentation ; Salinity ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Climate change ; Treaties ; River basins ; Water use / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G570 AHM Record No: H040935)
3 Rangachari, R.; Verghese, B. G. 2001. Making water work to translate poverty into prosperity: the Ganga – Brahmaputra – Barak region. In Ahmad, Q. K.; Biswas, A. K.; Rangachari, R.; Sainju, M. M. (Eds.). Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna region: a framework for sustainable development. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. pp.81-142.
Rivers ; Water management ; Socioeconomic development ; Rural development ; Population growth ; Water power ; Waterway transport ; Inland water transport ; Flooding ; Dams ; Water storage ; Treaties / South Asia / India / Nepal / Bhutan / Bangladesh / Ganga / Brahmaputra / Barak
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G570 AHM Record No: H040936)
4 Kameri-Mbote, P. 2005. From conflict to cooperation in the management of transboundary waters: the Nile experience. In Linking environment and security: conflict prevention and peace making in East and Horn of Africa. Washington, DC, USA: Heinrich Boell Foundation. 12p.
River basin management ; Watercourses ; International cooperation ; Treaties / Africa / Egypt / UK / Nile
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041229)
5 Bakker, M. H. N. 2007. Transboundary river floods: vulnerability of continents, international river basins and countries. A dissertation submitted to Oregon State University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 276p.
Rivers ; Flooding ; Treaties ; International cooperation ; Organizations ; Institutions ; Flood control ; Case studies / Africa / Asia / Europe / USA / Netherlands / Mozambique
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041243)
Floods are the most frequent and damaging of all types of natural disasters and annually affect the lives of millions all over the globe. However, researchers seem to have overlooked the fact that floods do not recognize national boundaries. Therefore, the phenomena of shared, or transboundary floods occurring in international river basins (IRBs) is rarely touched upon. Consequently, vulnerability to shared floods is poorly understood and not much is known about the present quantity and quality of institutional capacity to deal with such events. Hence the primary purpose of the present work is to fill this gap in knowledge. We explore transboundary river flood events and related institutional capacity in more detail, starting at a global scale, zooming in on international river basins (IRBs) and ending with a country-scale perspective. The first section assesses how many of all floods were riverine and how much of these were shared between two or more countries. The results show that transboundary floods are more severe in their magnitude, affect larger areas, result in higher death tolls, and cause more financial damage than non-shared river floods do. The second section reveals an alarmingly low institutional capacity related to transboundary river floods: more than 15% of the IRBs do not have any type of institutional capacity in the form of a river basin institution, nor any focused on floods. The third section examines flood events, international water treaties signed and institutions created in the Netherlands and Mozambique. The comparison indicates that lower levels of development or the absence of development capital do not necessarily have to result in future (shared) flood-related disasters. Collectively, these results significantly increase our current knowledge on vulnerability to –transboundary– river floods and indicate that there might be more need for official international institutions dealing with these events. However, selecting the one country, continent or IRB that is the most vulnerable to –transboundary– river floods is impossible since the answer greatly depends upon the specific definition of vulnerability. This indicates that vulnerability to floods is a complex phenomenon that cannot be explained by using the results of only this study.
6 Giordano, M. A. 2002. International river basin management: global principles and basin practice. Dissertation submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 135p.
River basin development ; Water resource management ; Watercourses ; International cooperation ; Agreements ; Equity ; Water allocation ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Conflict ; Case studies ; Legal aspects ; Treaties / Israel / India / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041248)
7 Singer, S. F.; Avery, D. T. 2007. Unstoppable global warming: every 1,500 years. Lanham, MD, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 278p.
Climate change ; Greenhouse effect ; Models ; Famine ; Drought ; Protocols ; Treaties ; Agreements ; Energy
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.6 G000 SIN Record No: H041460)
8 Drieschova, Alena; Giordano, Mark; Fischhendler, I. 2008. Governance mechanisms to address flow variability in water treaties. Global Environmental Change, 18(2):285-295.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 346.04691 G000 DRI Record No: H041476)
While the importance of flow variability in water treaties is acknowledged, little work has been done to identify those mechanisms that have actually been employed. The present study uses a content analysis of a large number of water treaties in order to identify approaches used in practice. It was found that flow variability has been governed using a variety of mechanisms. While some mechanisms explicitly address variability, the majority use more subtle, open- ended approaches. Most of the mechanisms adopted deviate from an ‘‘ideal’’ state of being both flexible in the face of change but binding in enforcement. Instead, they reflect trade-offs between flexibility and enforcement. These results are used to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of particular variability management strategies.
9 Sadoff, Claudia W.; Greiber, T.; Smith, M.; Bergkamp, G. (Eds.) 2008. Share: managing water across boundaries. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) 95p. (WANI Toolkit)
International waters ; Water law ; International agreements ; Treaties ; Water resource management ; Stakeholders ; Institutions ; Organizations ; International cooperation ; River basin management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 346.04691 G000 SAD Record No: H041480)
Transboundary rivers are increasingly being drawn upon to meet competing demands. This publication provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources and guidance on managing these resources cooperatively. It describes the range of potential costs and benefits of cooperation, and of non-cooperation, and principles and mechanisms for sharing the benefits that derive from water. Using case studies from around the world, it presents both challenges and real world solutions for constructing the legal frameworks, institutions, management processes and financing needed to govern transboundary waters more equitably and sustainably.
10 Greiber, T.; Iza, A. 2008. Legal frameworks for transboundary cooperation. In Sadoff, Claudia; Greiber, T.; Smith, M.; Bergkamp, G. (Eds.). Share: managing water across boundaries. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) pp.51-63.
Water resource management ; River basins ; Watercourses ; Treaties ; International cooperation ; International inland waters ; Legal aspects ; Water law
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 SAD Record No: H041692)
11 Giordano, Mark; Lautze, J. 2008. Using the seemingly uninteresting African transboundary water law database to derive surprisingly interesting water policy lessons. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.1. Keynotes; Cross-cutting topics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.11-15.
Water law ; Territorial waters ; International waters ; International agreements ; Treaties ; Water policy ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Conflict ; Databases / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041768)
12 Sadoff, C.; Yu, W. H. 2009. Benefit sharing in water management and development: a tool for growth and equity. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.92-96.
River basin management ; Stakeholders ; International waters ; Territorial waters ; International cooperation ; Agreements ; Treaties ; Equity / Senegal / USA / Lesotho / South Africa / Senegal River basin / Columbia River basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042191)
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13 2008. Water. id21 Natural Resources Highlights: 7 Water, November 2008. 4p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042385)
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14 Drieschova, Alena; Giordano, Mark; Fischhendler, I. 2008. Mechanisms to manage the variability of flow in water treaties. id21 Natural Resources Highlights, November 2008 (7 Water): 2.
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H042388)
15 Giordano, Meredith. 2009. Treaties with water quality provisions. In Priscoli, J. D.; Wolf, A. T. Managing and transforming water conflicts. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. pp.274-307. (International Hydrology Series)
Water resource management ; International waters ; International agreements ; Treaties ; International cooperation ; Water quality ; River basins ; Watercourses ; Water use ; Water pollution ; Pollution control ; Sewage ; Environmental protection
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H042484)
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16 Priscoli, J. D.; Wolf, A. T. 2009. Managing and transforming water conflicts. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. 354p. (International Hydrology Series)
Water resource management ; Conflict ; River basins ; Social participation ; Organizations ; Water law ; International agreements ; Treaties ; Watercourses ; Case studies ; Water rates ; Pricing
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 346.04691 G000 PRI Record No: H042485)
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17 Munir, Sarfraz; Ahmad, Waqas; Hussain, Asghar. 2009. Effect of transboundary water agreements on water and food security of downstream riparian communities: a case study of Indus Waters Treaty. Paper presented at the National Conference on World Water Day, Pakistan Engineering Congress, Lahore, Pakistan, 28 March 2009. 33p.
River basin management ; Conflict ; Treaties ; International agreements ; Irrigation systems ; Food security / India / Pakistan / Indus River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042568)
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Transboundary water conflicts are awfully crucial in their nature as they not only endanger the food and water security of the riparian communities but also jeopardize the security and existence of the conflicting nations. Any inappropriate action done by upper riparians directly affects the existence of lower riparians. Therefore they need special care to be dealt with. There are 261 international rivers, covering almost one-half of the total land surface which are shared between two or more nations. The management of international waters has been poorly defined in the international arena. In 1947, after the independence of subcontinent, the Indus Basin was divided into two parts between India and Pakistan. Soon after independence India started to halt the river supplies to Pakistan and closed all supplies to the canals which were crossing the India-Pakistan border. India agreed to restore some of the supplies to Pakistan in May 1948, when quite a pro-Indian temporary agreement was signed. It was, however, generally realized that Pakistan could not live without restoration of the full supplies and on this question there could be no compromise. Direct negotiations between the parties failed to resolve the dispute. Negotiations under the World Bank commenced in May 1952. The World Bank planned to divide Indus Basin Rivers into two parts the eastern rivers, under completely Indian control and the western rivers for unrestricted use by Pakistan. Pakistan was not fully convinced and refused to sign until 1958 but ultimately the Treaty was formalized in 1960 after some necessary modifications. Pakistan, on one hand, was deprived a substantial amount of its waters in the Indus Waters Treaty, but on the other, it also got the right of unrestricted use of western rivers. Pakistan also received some assistance (grants and loans) from the World Bank for construction of replacement works for some water storage and diversions. It is evident that the closure or diversion of river flows in the upstream reaches not only affect the downstream river ecology but also puts the downstream irrigated agriculture at stake. This paper highlights the effects of the IWT on water availability and irrigated agriculture in Pakistan. Study finds that though there are some deprivations of surface waters availability to the Pakistan under the IWT but at the same time there are also some improvements in canal water diversions, which are mainly due to the construction of water storage reservoirs. An increase in the cropped area and crop production also has been observed which owes to many other social, economical and technical factors but all this was not possible without reliable irrigation water supplies.
18 Dyson, M.; Bergkamp, G.; Scanlon, J. (Eds.) 2003. Flow: the essentials of environmental flows. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 134p. (WANI Toolkit)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.64 G000 DYS Record No: H042946)
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This guide offers practical advice for the implementation of environmental flows in the river basins of the world. It explains how to assess flow requirements, change the legal and financial framework, and involve stakeholders in negotiations. ‘Flow’ sets out a path from conflict over limited water resources and environmental degradation to a water management system that reduces poverty, ensures healthy rivers and shares water equitably.
19 Wegerich, Kai; Warner, J. (Eds.) 2010. The politics of water: a survey. London, UK: Routledge. 393p.
International waters ; Aquifers ; River basins ; Treaties ; International agreements ; Political aspects ; Legal aspects ; Water governance ; Water rights ; Gender ; Rural poverty ; Irrigation systems ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WEG Record No: H043018)
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20 McCaffrey, S. C.; Neville, K. J. 2010. The politics of sharing water: international law, sovereignty, and transboundary rivers and aquifers. In Wegerich, Kai; Warner, J. (Eds.). The politics of water: a survey. London, UK: Routledge. pp.18-44.
International waters ; Treaties ; International agreements ; International relations ; Water governance ; Rivers ; Aquifers ; Watercourses ; Water law ; International law ; Legislation ; Political aspects ; Case studies / USA / Mexico / India / Bangladesh / Turkey / Syria / Iraq / Rio Grande / Ganges / Farakka Barrage / Tigris River / Euphrates River / Anatolia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WEG Record No: H043020)
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