Overcoming water scarcity and quality constraints: Water, Conflict, and Cooperation

River basins and groundwater aquifers that cross international boundaries present increased challenges to effective water management because hydrologic needs are often overwhelmed by political considerations. While the potential for paralyzing disputes is especially high in these transnational basin...

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Autor principal: Wolf, Aaron T.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156290
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Sumario:River basins and groundwater aquifers that cross international boundaries present increased challenges to effective water management because hydrologic needs are often overwhelmed by political considerations. While the potential for paralyzing disputes is especially high in these transnational basins, the record of violence is actually greater within a nation’s boundaries.