scholarly journals SHARED USE OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES IN LA PLATA RIVER BASIN: UTOPIA OR REALITY?

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
WAGNER COSTA RIBEIRO
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources ◽  
Cross Border

Abstract The shared use of transboundary water resources has the potential to be a utopia for the use of cross-border natural resources. However, this type of approach between countries is not common. In the La Plata River Basin, recent tensions between Brazil and Paraguay associated with the use of water resources for electricity generation highlight the challenges of international cooperation. This text discusses the proposed revision of the Itaipu agreement put forward by Paraguay in 2008. This revision resulted in an increase in the price of surplus electricity received by Paraguay from Itaipu Binacional. The tensions between the these countries were caused by the use of water, which in this case is abundant; unlike other situations in which conflict can often arise due to water scarcity. This case is also notable because it involves the use of water for electricity generation rather than human consumption.

Emergency water supply decision-making of transboundary river basin considering government–public perceived satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 381-401
Author(s):  
Weiwei Wang ◽  
Haiwei Zhou ◽  
Lidan Guo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
Emergency Water Supply

The emergency supply of transboundary water resources is a prominent problem affecting the social and economic development of basin countries. However, current water supply decisions on transboundary water resources may ignore the psychological perception of multi-stakeholders, and the evolution of emergencies increases the uncertainty of decision making. Both factors would lead to the low acceptance of water-related decisions. Utility satisfaction, perceived losses, and quantity satisfaction were selected in this paper to identify the perceived satisfaction of upstream governments, downstream governments, and the public, respectively, over multiple decision-making stages. A modeling framework combining prospect theory and the multi-stage multi-objective programming methodology was then developed to measure the perceived satisfaction of different stakeholders in a watershed under emergency. A two-stage NSGA-II and TOPSIS based approach was adopted to find the optimal compromise solution to solve the model. The framework was applied in the Lancang–Mekong River basin to provide suggestions to decision makers. Upstream decision makers must choose a moderate proportional fairness degree when making emergency decisions to maximize the perceived satisfaction of all stakeholders. Meanwhile, the perceived loss of downstream countries with low water demand should be considered first in the formulation of emergency water supply plans. Furthermore, although water supply from upstream countries can improve perceived water quantity satisfaction of downstream publics, additional actions must still be taken to change the traditional concepts of the public.

14. Common spaces and cooperation in the use of natural resources

2019 ◽  
pp. 317-335
Author(s):  
James Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Shared Resources ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources

This chapter discusses some legal issues that can arise in connection with the use of shared resources; the generation and use of energy and other uses of transboundary water resources; and other forms of transboundary co-operation, as well as issues specific to the polar regions and outer space.

scholarly journals Transboundary Water Resources for People and Nature: Challenges and Opportunities in the Olifants River Basin

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisher Mirzabaev ◽  
Georgina Njiraini ◽  
Gebrelibanos gebremariam ◽  
Damien Jourdain ◽  
Emílio Magaia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Olifants River

Workshop 7 (synthesis): role and governance implications of virtual water trade

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 199-201
Author(s):  
P. Rogers ◽  
M. Nakayama ◽  
J. Lundqvist ◽  
K. Furuyashiki
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Virtual Water ◽  
International Negotiations ◽  
Potential Solution ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Virtual Water Trade ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources

Virtual water trade (VWT) is a powerful concept which stimulates fresh thinking about water scarcity and management. It is a potential solution for water-short countries to achieve food security. VWT may also have the potential to play a key role in international negotiations over management of transboundary water resources.

Proposals for the integrated management of the shared transboundary water resources of the Jordan River Basin

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillel Shuval
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Water Requirement ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Jordan River ◽  
Transboundary Water Resources ◽  
Jordan River Basin ◽  
Fresh Vegetables

The Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Syrians and Lebanese share a common geography and a common hydrology on the Jordan River Basin. This paper presents proposals for the establishment of an International Jordan River Joint Commission to manage the water quantity and quality questions of shared transboundary water resources of the Jordan River Basin. The approach proposed is to base the solution of the quantity questions on the concept of equitable apportionment to meet the minimum human and social needs for survival as expressed in the Helsinki Rules drafted by the International Law Association. It is proposed that the method of a fair and equitable water allocation defined as the Minimum Water Requirement-MWR should be equal amount of water -- 125 cubic metres/person/year, for essential human survival needs including domestic consumption and urban/industrial use with only a minimal allocation for local production of fresh vegetables. It is proposed that all five riparians share in the responsibility of managing the environmental aspects of the shared waters as well as sharing in the obligation to assist, in proportion to their available resources, those riparians -- Jordan and the Palestinians, who will be unable, in the future, to meet their Minimum Water Requirement-MWR needed for survival.

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