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  • The role of international water treaties in mitigating the transboundary negative environmental and social impacts of dams

    Creator:
    Idris, Hussam
    Abstract:
    Given the recent attention to dams in developing countries as a means to efficiently utilize water resources, mitigating the negative environmental and social impacts they have on riparian states is of utmost importance. This thesis presents a global review of how basin countries, through international water treaties (IWT), ensure that...
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    - states and disputed territories that share an international river basin (McCracken and Wolf, 2019, p

  • Overcoming the Hypolimnion: Stakeholder Influence in Transboundary Water Quality Governance

    Creator:
    Offutt, Alyssa J.
    Abstract:
    Global surface water quality has been degrading with predictions of negative trends in meeting the Sustainable Development Goal ambient water quality targets (Mead, 2019; WWAP & UN Water, 2019). These water quality impacts can cross borders and impact populations in world’s 204 transboundary lake and reservoir basins (ILEC & UNEP,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    members, Dr. Aaron Wolf and Dr. Olivia Sylvester, for their thoughtful comments and lessons during the

  • How Can the Assessment of the Effectiveness of RBOs Affect Their Institutional Arrangement?

    Creator:
    Chemayeva, Nataliya
    Abstract:
    Basin-wide approach in managing water resources is believed to be the most effective way in addressing upstream and downstream flows. However, this poses certain challenges as water basins tend to be transboundary and include a plethora of stakeholders and their interests. In order to avoid conflictive and rival behavior riparian...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Committee members, Dr. Aaron Wolf, Dr. Jan Breitling, and Dr. Emily Shroyer who were eager to join me in

  • Water Governance in Afghanistan

    Creator:
    Rasooly, Nawid
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    Ensuring long term water security is the essential pathway towards development, prosperity, and stability in Afghanistan. However, the country is faced with water challenges that can be ascribed to governance failure at multiple levels of governance rather than to the resource base itself. Hence, studying the water governance system in...
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    Masters Thesis
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    First, I would like thank my adviser Dr. Susanne Schmeier and committee members Dr. Aaron Wolf