Essays about: "Transboundary Waters"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Transboundary Waters.
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1. Integrated Oceans Management of Antarctic Waters: Opportunities for Marine Protected Areas in the Convergence of the Antarctic Legal Regime and the Law of the Sea
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Antarctica is home to some of the last untouched places on Earth, but its marine environment is endangered because of increased ocean activities in Antarctic waters. These developments are not unique to the Antarctic seas but are a global trend in all the world’s oceans. READ MORE
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2. Water Scarcity & Migration : A Comparative Case Study of Egypt and Iraq
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Increasing demand for water combined with the effects of climate change makes water scarcity a growing concern amplifying vulnerabilities for populations worldwide. One way to cope with the exacerbated vulnerabilities is to migrate. In fact, water scarcity is linked with a rise in internal migration rates in recent decades. READ MORE
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3. "WE ARE FIGHTING A WATER WAR" : The Character of the Upstream States and Post-Treaty Transboundary Water Conflict in Afghanistan and India
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Transboundary water treaties are often expected to prevent conflicts over waters from shared rivers. However, empirical evidence shows that some upstream countries continue to experience conflict after signing a water treaty. READ MORE
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4. Conditions for Cooperative Water Resource Management in a conflict affected society : A case study of the Ibër River Basin
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Kosovo is a disputed territory, in conflict with Serbia, the country it declared independence from in 1999. The two states share water resource, in the form of the Ibër river. Kosovo is facing issues of water scarcity and the water it has access to is heavily polluted with untreated wastewater metallurgy waste. READ MORE
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5. Sustaining the Salish Sea in uncertainty : a case study of sustainable transboundary water governance
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Water is essential to life. In many communities, social, cultural, and economic practices are closely linked to hydrologic flows and the ecosystems that depend on them, creating complex socio-ecological systems. READ MORE