Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties

Despite international calls for data and information sharing in transboundary waters and basin-specific evidence of its importance to cooperative management, no systematic research has been undertaken to answer questions of where, how frequently, and which water resources data and information are ex...

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Main Authors: Gerlak, A.K., Lautze, Jonathan F., Giordano, Mark
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40425
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description Despite international calls for data and information sharing in transboundary waters and basin-specific evidence of its importance to cooperative management, no systematic research has been undertaken to answer questions of where, how frequently, and which water resources data and information are exchanged. This paper examines all available transboundary water agreements signed between 1900 and 2007 to determine the degree to which water resources data and information is exchanged in the world's regions, how the level of exchange has developed over time, and the different ways in which data and information sharing has been codified in practice. In doing so, we reveal important trends regarding the mechanisms, types, and frequencies of water resources data and information sharing?as well as differences across temporal and spatial scales, by treaty type and function, and regime type. The results indicate that data and information exchange as already practiced is more nuanced and, in some senses, widespread than may commonly be recognized. Further, the results reveal key linkages between democracy and data and information exchange and provide a basis to test analogous linkages related to data sharing and other variables in transboundary water settings.
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spelling CGSpace404252025-06-17T08:23:29Z Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties Gerlak, A.K. Lautze, Jonathan F. Giordano, Mark water resource management international waters water law data information exchange law Despite international calls for data and information sharing in transboundary waters and basin-specific evidence of its importance to cooperative management, no systematic research has been undertaken to answer questions of where, how frequently, and which water resources data and information are exchanged. This paper examines all available transboundary water agreements signed between 1900 and 2007 to determine the degree to which water resources data and information is exchanged in the world's regions, how the level of exchange has developed over time, and the different ways in which data and information sharing has been codified in practice. In doing so, we reveal important trends regarding the mechanisms, types, and frequencies of water resources data and information sharing?as well as differences across temporal and spatial scales, by treaty type and function, and regime type. The results indicate that data and information exchange as already practiced is more nuanced and, in some senses, widespread than may commonly be recognized. Further, the results reveal key linkages between democracy and data and information exchange and provide a basis to test analogous linkages related to data sharing and other variables in transboundary water settings. 2011-05 2014-06-13T14:47:38Z 2014-06-13T14:47:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40425 en Limited Access Springer Gerlak, A. K.; Lautze, Jonathan; Giordano, Mark. 2011. Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 11(2):179-199. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-010-9144-4
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international waters
water law
data
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law
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Lautze, Jonathan F.
Giordano, Mark
Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties
title Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties
title_full Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties
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title_short Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties
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international waters
water law
data
information exchange
law
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