Explaining the Emergence of Transboundary Groundwater Management: The Cases of Guaraní Aquifer System, the Hueco and Mesilla Bolsón Aquifers, and the Génévois Aquifer

Walter, M. T.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2256045

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“…That effort led to serious multinational water-management negotiations amongst the water officials of the four nations. The framework for this collaborative process built on the 1969 La Plata Basin Treaty to establish principles for governance, conflict resolution and information exchange for the basin's surface waters (del Castillo Laborde, 1996;Walter, 2013a).…”

Section: Water International 383mentioning

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“…The initiative aimed towards sustainable management and use of the SAG via a management framework based on "appropriate technical, scientific, institutional, legal, economical and environmental guidance" (OAS, 2005, p. 2). These negotiations took place in an atmosphere of water-management decentralization and democratization that featured scientific research and involvement of stakeholders at various levels in the four countries (Villar & Ribeiro, 2011;Walter, 2013a).…”

Section: Water International 383mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The scientific outcomes included regional hydrogeological assessments and maps, hydrodynamic models of the aquifer system, surveys and geo-referencing of water-wells, and a piezometric monitoring system to identify 'hotspots' (OAS, 2005;Walter, 2013a). The countries also 384 Z.P.…”

Section: Water International 383mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transboundary groundwater governance in the Guarani Aquifer System: reflections from a survey of global and regional experts

Sugg

Varady

Gerlak

et al. 2015

Water International

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To understand transboundary groundwater governance in the South American Guarani Aquifer System, we surveyed global and regional experts about the region's groundwater quantity and quality, ownership and rights, and regulation and administration. Respondents (1) perceived groundwater quality and withdrawal as under-regulated, and relevant information and data as inadequate;(2) suggested that contamination and overdrafting remain mostly incipient and localized along international borders; and (3) viewed groundwater as a shared resource administered by the state for the public, rather than as private property. Respondents suggested that while there is progress towards implementing a formal transboundary aquifer agreement, local-to-nationalscale governance is important.

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Section: Water International 383mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Water International 383mentioning

confidence: 99%