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  • Does the Source of the Conflict Impact the Effectiveness of River Basin Organizations?

    Creator:
    Kakhramonov, Vokhidjon
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    The success or failure of river basin organization (RBO), when they deal with disputes, might rely on the source of conflict along with other factors such as institutional design, legal attributes and conflict resolution mechanism of the organization. However, little attention has been paid to the research which studies a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    the territory is associated with a water body Modified from Yoffe & Larson (2001). As can be

  • Cross-cultural and Sustainability Values in International Freshwater Management Institutions

    Creator:
    Porta, E. Lynn
    Abstract:
    In the process of building international water policies and management institutions, like international treaties and River Basin Organizations, States simultaneously signal the values that they view as most important in these different institutions. Examining expressed and acted-upon values for transboundary freshwater management are currently under-explored areas where overlapping lenses of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • It Depends: Defining Cooperation and Evaluating Effectiveness in Transboundary Waters

    Creator:
    McCracken, Melissa J.
    Abstract:
    With the increasing international focus on transboundary cooperation as a part of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Framework, there is global recognition of transboundary water cooperation as a tool for improved governance and management of transboundary surface and groundwaters. Yet, there is not an agreed upon definition of transboundary water...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    is more cooperation between states over water than conflict (A. T. Wolf, Yoffe, and Giordano 2003

  • Transboundary groundwater and international law: past practices and current implications

    Creator:
    Matsumoto, Kyoko
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    Despite their significance, physical interactions between surface and groundwater have largely been ignored in international water law. While surface water has been given considerable attention as a transboundary natural resource, groundwater has not received the same recognition. International legal doctrines regarding water, such as the 1997 United Nations Convention on...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    health. Also, I would like to thank Shira Yoffe and Meredith Giordano for encouraging and informing me

  • Basins at risk : conflict and cooperation over international freshwater resources

    Creator:
    Yoffe, Shira
    Abstract:
    In the policy literature and the popular press, the issues of water and conflict are being raised together with increasing frequency. Geographic, international relations, and environmental security theories speculate on the linkages between geographic features, natural resources, spatial relationships, and war or acute conflict. Little quantitative or global-scale research exists,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation