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  1. 1. Hydro-political Security Complexes and the Role of International Organizations in Bringing Cooperation or Conflict to Shared Transboundary Rivers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Noha Yasser; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: Transboundary Water Conflict; Transboundary Water Cooperation; Nile River Basin; Indus River Basin; Egypt; Ethiopia; India; Pakistan; World Bank; International organizations.  ;

    Abstract : Transboundary water treaties are established to prevent disputes over shared rivers between states. Nevertheless, empirical studies indicate that international organizations manage to bring cooperation between states in some cases and fail in others. READ MORE

  3. 2. Power Relations in the Mekong River Basin - A look into the discourse of the Mekong River Commission

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Kipras Bajorinas; [2021]
    Keywords : Power; Mekong river basin; discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study concerns itself with power assymetries between states as well as cooperative arrangements within the Mekong River Basin. Transboundary frameworks for cooperation are often faced with challenges in harmonizing policy in the face of competing interests and unequal power relations between states and stakeholders. READ MORE

  4. 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 konfliktforskning

    Author : Maryam Safi; [2021]
    Keywords : Post-Treaty Transboundary Water Conflict; Transboundary Water Treaty; Indus River Basin; Helmand River Basin; Afghanistan; Iran; India; Pakistan; Upstream; Downstream.;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 4. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam : Sudan`s Internal  Policy Response and Implications

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Abdalrhman Hamid Alfadil Hamid; [2021]
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    Abstract : The inception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD in 2011 by Ethiopia in the Blue Nile River has created an unprecedented series of conflicts between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. It has also stirred a covert dispute over shares and rights of Nile water. READ MORE

  6. 5. Good Water Neighbours : Direct and indirect effects of community engagement on transboundary water cooperation in the Jordan river basin

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Wanja Kaufmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Jordan river; Jordan; Israel; transboundary water cooperation; community engagement;

    Abstract : The Jordan Valley is a region where water resources are both scarce and disputed. Over a long period of time, the shared water resources in the region have constituted a source of conflict. READ MORE