Governance Structures for Transboundary Water Management in the Jordan Basin
Publisher: EcoPeace Middle East and Stockholm International Water Institute
Author(s): Elizabeth Yaari, Marian Neal, and Zaki Shubber
Date: 2015
Topics: Cooperation, Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Israel, Jordan, Palestine
While recent trends towards increasing transboundary water cooperation are demonstrated by a growing number of River Basin Organisations (RBOs) globally, experts point to the variant effectiveness of these organisations to leverage the benefits of multi-lateral cooperation. Some form of regional governance is considered essential to achieve the goal of a rehabilitated Lower Jordan River, fair share of the basin water among the riparian’s and leverage the economic and geo-political benefits of cooperation for Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli communities along its banks. This report seeks to inform thinking as a potential starting point to formalize a basin governance structure. SIWI has been contracted by EcoPeace Middle East to prepare a report presenting the options available for the development of a basin governance structure for the Lower Jordan River.