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New Perspectives on Transboundary Water Governance: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Global Case Studies book cover

1st Edition

New Perspectives on Transboundary Water Governance Interdisciplinary Approaches and Global Case Studies

Edited By Luis Paulo Batista da Silva, Wagner Costa Ribeiro, Isabella Battistello Espíndola Copyright 2024
214 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book presents a novel examination of transboundary water governance, drawing on global case studies and applying new theoretical approaches. Excessive consumption and degradation of natural resources can either heighten the risks of conflicts or encourage cooperation within and among countries, and this is particularly pertinent to the governance of water. This book fills a lacuna by... Read more

Presentation
Wagner Costa Ribeiro, Luis Paulo Batista da Silva, and Isabella Battistello Espíndola

Part 1: Interdisciplinary approaches to transboundary waters

1. Climate change, adaptation, and risk of conflict in international river basins: Beyond the conventional wisdom
Ken Conca

2. Exploring hydroparadiplomacy
Jeroen Warner 

3. Framing the transboundary waters: Political scales, governance, and cooperation  

Luis Paulo Batista da Silva, Wagner Costa Ribeiro, Isabella Battistello Espíndola

Part 2: Global case studies on surface water 

4. Beyond conflict and cooperation in Central American transboundary river basins: Crossroads of actors and borders
Edith Kauffer

5. Southern African transboundary waters: Non-state actors in the Inkomati-Usuthu water management area and the Okavango river basin
Richard Meissner

6. The politics of water in the case of Syria
Marwan Safar Jalani and Hussam Hussein

7. Discussions on water governance in the Paraguay (South America) and Tagus (Luso-Hispanic) river basins
Flávia Darre Barbosa

Part 3: New perspectives on groundwater 

8. U.S.-Mexico border groundwater environmental conservation: Mexico’s public policy analysis 1948-2022
Gonzalo Hatch Kuri and Yussef Ricardo Abud Russell 

9. Saline water, peace and security: Analyzing the impact of desalination on transboundary groundwater interactions in the Middle East
Maureen Walschot

10. Managing the Guarani Aquifer System: The border as a unit of transboundary management
Maria Luísa Telarolli de Almeida Leite Pilar Carolina Villar

Biography

Luis Paulo Batista da Silva is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and the Program of Post-graduation in Geography at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil.

Wagner Costa Ribeiro is a Professor of the Program of Post-graduation in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is the coordinator of the Transboundary Waters Work Thematic Area of WATERLAT-GOBACIT.

Isabella Battistello Espíndola is a Senior Officer at the International Water Association (IWA) in London, United Kingdom.

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