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Getting transboundary water right: theory and practice for effective cooperation

Getting transboundary water right: theory and practice for effective cooperation This report focuses on transboundary water resources management and challenges the international water community to grapple with some of the latest conceptual thinking and most recent lessons learned from around the world. Presents realworld experience of cooperation at the international & community levels and innovative approaches to overcome political obstacles to cooperation.
Getting transboundary water resources management right is not simply important. It is urgent to secure the livelihoods of billions of people and sustain the resource across the globe. The response of the international water community to the mounting challenges and pressure placed on shared waters has thus far been inconsistent and inadequate. This report challenges the international water community to grapple with some of the latest conceptual thinking and most recent lessons learned from around the world. The four chapters in the volume present realworld experience of cooperation at the international and community levels and innovative approaches to overcome political obstacles to cooperation.