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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolf, Aaron T.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156290
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Summary: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.