Transboundary Waters, Conflicts and International Cooperation - Examples of the La Plata Basin
Publisher: Water International
Author(s): Isabela Battistello Espindola and Wagner Costa Ribeiro
Date: 2020
Topics: Conflict Causes, Cooperation, Extractive Resources, Renewable Resources
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
This article details the case of the La Plata basin, a transboundary basin shared between Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. By addressing some cases of disputes between local and state actors in the La Plata basin, we show that even with an institutional framework for cooperation and transboundary water management, conflicts and tension might remain between riparian states.