Transboundary Water Interaction I: Reconsidering Conflict and Cooperation
Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
Author(s): Mark Zeitoun, Naho Mirumachi
Date: 2008
Topics: Conflict Causes, Cooperation, Renewable Resources
Countries: Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye
Transboundary water interaction is shown to be an inherently political process determined by the broader political context.The article examines the evidence suggesting that uncritical acceptance of traditional forms of "cooperative" arrangement may in fact sustatain the conflict it was intended to transform. Severl case studies are discussed as pacing the way for improved transboundary water sharing and governance.