Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Publisher: Routledge

Author(s): Erika Weinthal, Jessica Troell, Mikiyasu Nakayama

Date: 2014

Water is a basic human need, and the provision of safe water is thus among the highest priorities during post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding. Water, sanitation, and the associated delivery infrastructure are also critical to economic development and the recovery of livelihoods in the aftermath of war. And despite predictions of “water wars,” shared waters have proved to be the natural resource with the greatest potential for interstate cooperation and local confidence building. Indeed, water management plays a singularly important role in rebuilding trust after conflict and in preventing a return to conflict.

Featuring nineteen case studies and analyses of experiences from twenty- eight countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, and drawing on the experiences of thirty-five researchers and practitioners from around the world, this book creates a framework for understanding how decisions governing water resources in post-conflict settings can facilitate or undermine peacebuilding.The lessons will be of value to practitioners in international development and humanitarian initiatives, policy makers, students, and others interested in post-conflict peacebuilding and the nexus between water management and conflict.

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Foreword
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Shoring Up Peace: Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
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Part 1: The Role of Informal Service Providers in Post-Conflict Reconstruction and State Building
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Part 1: A Tale of Two Cities: Restoring Water Services in Kabul and Monrovia
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Part 1: Conflict and Collaboration for Water Resources in Angola’s Post-war Cities
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Part 1: Thirsty for Peace: The Water Sector in South Sudan
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Part 1: Community Water Management: Experiences from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, and Liberia
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Part 1: Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands in the Post-Conflict Period
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Part 2: Irrigation Management and Flood Control in Post–World War II Japan
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Part 2: Refugee Rehabilitation and Transboundary Cooperation: India, Pakistan, and the Indus River System
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Part 2: Despite the Best Intentions? Experiences with Water Resource Management in Northern Afghanistan
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Part 2: Water’s Role in Measuring Security and Stabilization in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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Part 3: The Jordan River Basin: A Conflict Like No Other
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Part 3: Transboundary Cooperation in the Lower Jordan River Basin
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Part 3: The Sava River: Transitioning to Peace in the Former Yugoslavia
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Part 3: Transnational Cooperation Over Shared Water Resources in the South Caucasus: Reflections on USAID Interventions
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Part 3: Water Security and Scarcity: Potential Destabilization in Western Afghanistan and Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan due to Transboundary Water Conflicts
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Part 3: Water Resources in the Sudan North-South Peace Process and the Ramifications of the Secession of South Sudan
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Part 4: Management of Waters in Post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina: Policy, Legal, and Institutional Aspects
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Part 4: The Right to Water and Sanitation in Post-Conflict Legal Mechanisms: An Emerging Regime?
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Part 5: Harnessing Water Management for More Effective Peacebuilding: Lessons Learned
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