scholarly journals Drought risk management in transboundary river basins: a Mediterranean feasibility assessment

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Do Ó
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Feasibility Assessment ◽  
Transboundary River Basins ◽  
Drought Risk Management

Drought planning and management in transboundary river basins: the case of the Iberian Guadiana

Water Policy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 784-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afonso Do Ó
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Drought Planning ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Climatic Hazards ◽  
Transboundary River Basins ◽  
Management Procedures

Droughts are recurrent climatic hazards that cause major environmental, economic and social impacts, and increase the conflict potential between countries sharing transboundary river basins. The shared river basins of the Iberian Peninsula, and the Guadiana in particular, are of major significance for Mediterranean Europe, as examples of basins marked by aridity, water scarcity, and drought risk. A political agreement (the Albufeira Convention) regulates water issues between Portugal and Spain but an exception regime is applied under drought conditions, and the Convention looses its effectiveness. The two countries have different planning and management policies to tackle droughts, based on distinctive administrative and socio-economic structures. This paper analyses each country's framework, and assesses the level of cooperation and compliance with the basic pillars of transboundary water governance, identifying the potential and constraints for shared and effective transboundary drought planning and management. The analysis conducted shows how both countries fail to identify common benefits and goals, based on a shared process of public participation (which still does not exist). The paper concludes that, before aiming for a shared or joint planning process, both countries need to incorporate adaptive and precautionary management procedures into their planning systems and cooperation structures.

Drought Risk Management in Mediterranean River Basins

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Iglesias ◽  
Luis Garrote ◽  
Francisco Martín-Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Mediterranean River ◽  
Drought Risk Management

Environmental Water Stress in Transboundary River Basins

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tales Carvalho-Resende
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Water Quantity ◽  
Natural Flow Regime ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Transboundary River Basins ◽  
Natural Flow ◽  
Water Uses

The Environmental Water Stress in Transboundary River Basins indicator focuses on the water quantity aspect and considers hydrological alterations from monthly dynamics of the natural flow regime due to anthropogenic water uses and dam operations. For more information, visit: http://twap-rivers.org/ Basin Stress Surface water Transboundary

Gestion des bassins hydrographiques transfrontaliers et institutionnalisation

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucile Medina
Keyword(s):  
El Salvador ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Logical Approach ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Shared Management ◽  
Transboundary River Basins ◽  
Transboundary Watersheds ◽  
Del Rio

The Grupo Gestor Binacional de la Cuenca del Río Goascorán (GGBCG) was created in 2007 as an original initiative managing a shared basin in the Eastern part of El Salvador-Honduras boundary. In less than twenty years, the issue of confrontation in this border area has led to a logical approach to reconciliation and cooperation through shared management of the Río Goascorán basin. This article analyzes the ways in which the actors involved understand this cooperation. The initiative that is studied is part of a regional context that is of interest for the management of transboundary river basins. Several elements relevant to the analyzed case are addressed, including the difficulty of cross-border action and shared management, the turnover of the actors involved, and the forms of institutionalization on which the management of transboundary watersheds can be based. Spanish Este artículo se interesa en la conformación del Grupo de Gestión Binacional de la Cuenca del Río Goascorán (GGBCG) en el año 2007, como una iniciativa original de gestión de una cuenca compartida en la parte oriental de la frontera Honduras-El Salvador. El artículo muestra cómo en menos de veinte años, la problemática de enfrentamiento en este sector fronterizo dio lugar a una lógica de acercamiento y de cooperación por medio de la gestión compartida de la cuenca del Río Goascorán. También se analizan las formas en que los actores involucrados conciben la cooperación alrededor de la cuenca. El presente artículo resalta varios elementos de reflexión a través del caso analizado: la dificultad de la acción transfronteriza y de la gestión compartida; la renovación de los actores involucrados; así como las formas de institucionalización sobre las cuales puede basarse la gestión de cuencas transfronterizas que invitan a interrogarse sobre la conformación del GGBCG. French Cet article s'intéresse à la constitution depuis 2007 d'un Grupo Gestor Binacional de la Cuenca del Río Goascorán (GGBCG) comme initiative originale de gestion d'un bassin partagé sur la partie orientale de la frontière Honduras-El Salvador. L'article montre comment, en moins de vingt ans, la problématique d'affrontement sur ce secteur frontalier longtemps en litige a laissé la place à une logique de rapprochement et de coopération par le biais de la gestion partagée du bassin du Río Goascorán. Il analyse également les formes sous lesquelles les acteurs impliqués conçoivent la coopération autour du bassin. L'initiative étudiée s'inscrit dans un contexte régional d'intérêt pour la gestion des bassins hydrographiques transfrontaliers. Cet article met en lumière plusieurs éléments de réflexion à travers le cas analysé : la difficulté de l'action transfrontalière et de la gestion partagée ; le renouvellement des acteurs mobilisés ; les formes d'institutionnalisation sur lesquelles peut reposer la gestion de bassins transfrontaliers, que la création du GGBCG invite à interroger.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment for Water Cooperation in Transboundary River Basins in South Asia

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 2187-2205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subash Prasad Rai ◽  
William Young ◽  
Nayan Sharma
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Transboundary River Basins ◽  
Water Cooperation

Do treaties matter? Climate change, water variability, and cooperation along transboundary river basins

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 162-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomi Dinar ◽  
David Katz ◽  
Lucia De Stefano ◽  
Brian Blankespoor
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Transboundary River Basins
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