Trans-boundary Water Cooperation as a Tool for Conflict Prevention and for Broader Benefit-sharing
Publisher: David Phillips, Marwa Daoudy, Stephen McCaffrey, Joakim Öjendal and Anthony Turton
Date: 2006
Topics: Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Burundi, Cambodia, Israel, Jordan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Uganda, Vietnam
The report concerns trans-boundary (international) waters, and provides an analysis on whether cooperation concerning such waters may constitute a tool for the prevention of broader conflict and/or the sharing of benefits. It was produced by a small group of multi-disciplinary experts working under the company Phillips Robinson and Associates, based in Windhoek, Namibia. a In addition to the more general matters addressed herein, the report considers three river basins in detail as Case Studies: the Jordan River; the Kagera River (an upper tributary of the White Nile); and the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. Other trans-boundary river systems (and groundwaters) are also discussed, where relevant.
A number of conclusions have been drawn from the analysis presented in this report. These are discussed below in categories which relate to specific questions raised in the Terms of Reference for the current study. We believe all of the conclusions cited below to be important, and the order in which they are shown does not imply any relative priority.