Is the ecosystem approach effective in transboundary water systems: Central Asia as a case study?

Xie, Lei; Ibrahim, Imad Antoine

doi:10.1002/wat2.1542

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“…The effects of a changing hydroclimate yields new uncertainties and hazards and offers new reasons to engage for riparian states in transboundary basins. Managing shared transboundary waters is equally a science of water resource management an art of navigating socio-political dynamics (Xie and Ibrahim, 2021).…”

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Data sharing in transboundary water management

2022

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Half the world's population resides within 310 transboundary lake and river basins shared among 151 riparian nations. Approximately 60% of these basins lack cooperative frameworks to share water. The complexities of sharing water necessitate identifying approaches for managing transboundary international freshwater resources. While much has been written about the histories, theory, and mechanisms of transboundary water management, conflict, and cooperation among riparian nations, we draw attention to scholarship written about what we believe is the central tool for cooperation: data and data sharing. The 1997 United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourse Convention) recognizes sharing water resources data is vital to river basin cooperation. Data sharing builds trust between riparian states, aids in mitigating conflict, and improves environmental, economic, and social outcomes. Despite calls to increase data sharing in transboundary basins to support cooperative management, few papers review the role of data sharing in transboundary water management, including how often and what types of water resources data and information are shared. We synthesize the role of data in conflict and collaboration from peer-reviewed papers on transboundary water management from the year the UN Watercourse Convention went into force, 2014 to May 2022. We outline what scholars argue are the types of water-related data to be shared, the frequency of data sharing, and the mechanisms for sharing data for facilitating cooperation in transboundary waters.

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Data sharing in transboundary water management

2022

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“…For instance, the collaborative efforts among Central Asian nations to safeguard the ecosystems of their interconnected rivers is clearly manifested through various regional water agreements. These agreements include important frameworks, notably the Framework Convention on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development in Central Asia and the Agreement on the Utilization of Water and Energy Resources within the Syr Darya Basin (Xie & Ibrahim, 2021). These particular cases serve as potential models for other nations grappling with the imperative of mitigating climate change.…”

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Navigating borders and waters: India-China border disputes and the complexities of transboundary river management

Kumar Mahla

2024

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Las controversias fronterizas, tales como las reclamaciones territoriales, la seguridad y la soberanía, desempeñan un papel importante en la gestión de los ríos transfronterizos. Las fronteras pueden actuar como barreras físicas que impiden la cooperación y la coordinación entre naciones, y las disputas sobre la propiedad y el control de los recursos fluviales pueden exacerbar las tensiones y derivar en conflictos. La gestión de los ríos transfronterizos es una cuestión compleja y crucial a la que, en los últimos años, se le ha prestado cada vez más atención. La gestión de los ríos que atraviesan fronteras internacionales plantea numerosos retos, entre ellos aspectos políticos, económicos, sociales y medioambientales. Una gestión eficaz necesita de la cooperación de todos los países que comparten la cuenca fluvial y requiere desarrollar marcos jurídicos e institucionales que promuevan el uso sostenible, el aprovechamiento compartido equitativo y la resolución pacífica de conflictos. El objetivo de este artículo es explorar la compleja relación entre las reiteradas disputas fronterizas entre India y China, y las consecuencias de mayor alcance para la gestión de los ríos transfronterizos. Sus disputas por conflictos territoriales no resueltos tienen profundas implicaciones para las cuencas fluviales compartidas, como la del río Brahmaputra, y plantean importantes desafíos a la hora de implementar estrategias eficaces para la gestión de los ríos transfronterizos. A través de un examen interdisciplinario de factores históricos, geopolíticos e hidrológicos, este estudio arroja luz sobre las polifacéticas dimensiones de las disputas fronterizas entre China e India, y esclarece sus perjudiciales repercusiones en el aprovechamiento de los recursos fluviales transfronterizos.

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“…Environmentally conscious scholars have strongly argued for prioritizing the ecosystem over state interests in managing transboundary river basins [16]. For countries in the Global South, in particular, exploring economic interests from water is often preferred by state actors, while considerations of the ecosystem sometimes become of secondary importance [17][18][19]. For some, water exists as an integrated part of the ecosystem, which represents an extended system that includes other natural systems such as wildlife habitat, and biodiversity [20,21].…”

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Benefit sharing in international rivers: A Q-methodology study of regional understanding and perception in Asia

Xie

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2023

PLoS ONE

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This study aims to identify and examine the different perception of benefit sharing in the sharing of international rivers in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Using the Q-Method, this study undertakes an in-depth analysis of the views of 35 experts of the field on hydrodiplomacy, international water law, benefit sharing and ecological benefits compensation. The results of the quantitative and qualitative analysis help to innovatively identify three streams of views among the participants, respectively described as supporters, idealists and pragmatists, each displaying strong geographical association to the three Asian regions. Supporters from Southeast Asia and pragmatists from China share much common ground on issues such as the types of benefits to share in international rivers, potentially providing the conceptual foundation for international cooperation. Idealists from South Asia prioritize and emphasise the role and importance of environmental benefits and ecological protection, yet differ greatly from the others on practical issues such as the inclusion of direct economic benefits and ecological compensation for using resources. This study contributes to the understanding of the theory and practice of benefit sharing in international rivers, as well as providing new perspectives to the interpretation and practice of hydrodiplomacy in Asian regions.

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Is the ecosystem approach effective in transboundary water systems: Central Asia as a case study?

Cited by 6 publications

References 62 publications

Data sharing in transboundary water management

Data sharing in transboundary water management

Navigating borders and waters: India-China border disputes and the complexities of transboundary river management

Benefit sharing in international rivers: A Q-methodology study of regional understanding and perception in Asia

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