Management of transboundary water resources: lessons from international cooperation for conflict prevention

Uitto, Juha I.; Duda, Alfred M.

doi:10.1111/j.0016-7398.2002.00062.x

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“…In this way, the exchange of water resources data and information can provide a first step toward broader transboundary cooperation and agreement formation (Kliot and Shmueli 1997;Miles et al 2002;Uitto and Duda 2002). Reliable knowledge about negative transboundary consequences of a problem, for example, is essential for creating sustainable international policy agreements to address the problem (Dimitrov 2006: 18).…”

Section: Advantages Of Data and Information Exchangementioning

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Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties

Gerlak

Lautze

Giordano

2010

Int Environ Agreements

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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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Section: Advantages Of Data and Information Exchangementioning

confidence: 99%

Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties

Gerlak

Lautze

Giordano

2010

Int Environ Agreements

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“…A significant portion of the world's watersheds straddle jurisdictional boundaries where political and hydrological boundaries often do not correspond [1]. Particular challenges relating to resource management in such transboundary contexts include differing legal and regulatory frameworks, languages, economic conditions, political history and antecedents with public participation, and stakeholder organizations [2].…”

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Exploring the Potential Impact of Serious Games on Social Learning and Stakeholder Collaborations for Transboundary Watershed Management of the St. Lawrence River Basin

Medema

Furber

Adamwoski

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Water

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Abstract:The meaningful participation of stakeholders in decision-making is now widely recognized as a crucial element of effective water resource management, particularly with regards to adapting to climate and environmental change. Social learning is increasingly being cited as an important component of engagement if meaningful participation is to be achieved. The exact definition of social learning is still a matter under debate, but is taken to be a process in which individuals experience a change in understanding that is brought about by social interaction. Social learning has been identified as particularly important in transboundary contexts, where it is necessary to reframe problems from a local to a basin-wide perspective. In this study, social learning is explored in the context of transboundary water resource management in the St. Lawrence River Basin. The overarching goal of this paper is to explore the potential role of serious games to improve social learning in the St. Lawrence River. To achieve this end, a two-pronged approach is followed: (1) Assessing whether social learning is currently occurring and identifying what the barriers to social learning are through interviews with the region's water resource managers; (2) Undertaking a literature review to understand the mechanisms through which serious games enhance social learning to understand which barriers serious games can break down. Interview questions were designed to explore the relevance of social learning in the St. Lawrence River basin context, and to identify the practices currently employed that impact on social learning. While examples of social learning that is occurring have been identified, preliminary results suggest that these examples are exceptions rather than the rule, and that on the whole, social learning is not occurring to its full potential. The literature review of serious games offers an assessment of such collaborative mechanisms in terms of design principles, modes of play, and their potential impact on social learning for transboundary watershed management. Serious game simulations provide new opportunities for multidirectional collaborative processes by bringing diverse stakeholders to the table, providing more equal access to a virtual negotiation or learning space to develop and share knowledge, integrating different knowledge domains, and providing opportunities to test and analyze the outcomes of novel management solutions. This paper concludes with a discussion of how serious games can address specific barriers and weaknesses to social learning in the transboundary watershed context of the St. Lawrence River Basin.

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“…When analysing cooperative, transboundary ecosystem management initiatives across the Canada-US border, Hildebrand et al [39] found success relied on participating jurisdictions exploring commonalities and developing a shared set of objectives and action plans to address common issues. These objectives and plans provide the underpinning for joint action, resulting in the resolution of transboundary issues [39].Developing strategic projects was found to be a useful way of getting participating countries to focus on one or two key issues and was more beneficial than trying to get participants to instigate a broad collaborative campaign [40]. Strategic joint fact-finding among neighbouring jurisdictions injects impetus, political buy-in and participation into the transboundary planning initiative [40].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These objectives and plans provide the underpinning for joint action, resulting in the resolution of transboundary issues [39].Developing strategic projects was found to be a useful way of getting participating countries to focus on one or two key issues and was more beneficial than trying to get participants to instigate a broad collaborative campaign [40]. Strategic joint fact-finding among neighbouring jurisdictions injects impetus, political buy-in and participation into the transboundary planning initiative [40]. The use of the initial strategic projects can strengthen confidence in inter-jurisdictional working relations, eliminate obstacles to collaborative factfinding and develop capacity among different actors within each nation [41].…”

Section: Shared Experiences Common Issues and Joint Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%