The Columbia River Treaty and the Dynamics of Transboundary Water Negotiations in a Changing Environment: How Might Climate Change Alter the Game?

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Cosens ◽  
Alexander K Fremier ◽  
Nigel Bankes ◽  
John Abatzoglou
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Changing Environment

Climate Change and Resource Management in the Columbia River Basin

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart J. Cohen ◽  
Kathleen A. Miller ◽  
Alan F. Hamlet ◽  
Wendy Avis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Columbia River Basin

Managing Transboundary Rivers to Avert Conflict and Facilitate Cooperation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neda Zawahri
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Interstate Conflict ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transboundary Rivers ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Water Shortages ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources

Increasing populations, climate change, and industrialization are challenging states’ ability to meet domestic demands for scarce freshwater resources. In fact, world leaders and international organizations are warning of the increasing potential for interstate conflict and tension over transboundary rivers. Relying on qualitative and quantitative analysis, experts have analyzed means by which states can peacefully manage their transboundary basins. Despite substantial improvements in our understanding of some of the factors influencing riparian conflicts along with the forces leading to treaty formation, treaty design, and treaty effectiveness, several controversies remain, including the influence of the balance of power within the basin, the role of water shortages, and the effectiveness of treaties in managing transboundary water disputes. In addition, there are a number of understudied topics that require future research. These include the influence of climate change and increasing abstraction of groundwater resources on the management of transboundary water resources.

The Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Water Politics ◽  
Politics Of Scale ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Water Institutions ◽  
Governance Challenges ◽  
And Performance

This handbook gathers a diverse group of leading scholars of water politics and policy. Authors were tasked to present forward-looking chapters in their areas of expertise, flagging key trends in both research and practice. The volume is organized into six sections: poverty, rights, and ethics; food, energy, and water; water and the politics of scale; law, economics, and water management; the politics of transboundary water; and the politics of water knowledge. Cross-cutting themes include governance challenges rooted in the mobility, unpredictability, and public-goods dimensions of water; tensions and synergies among equity, efficiency, and sustainability; the distributive consequences of water governance; the design and performance of water institutions; and the implications of climate change.

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