Conflicts and cooperation in transboundary rivers basins of Central America and southern Mexico: from Lempa to Usumacinta Watersheds/Conflits et cooperation dans les bassins versants transfrontaliers en Amerique Centrale et au sud du Mexique du Lempa a l'Usumacinta/Conflictos y cooperacion en las cuencas transfronterizas de America Central y del sur de Mexico: del rio Lempa al Usumacinta

This article explores the apparent paradox of the simultaneity of conflicts and cooperation in transboundary rivers basins in Central America and Southern Mexico. It documents diverse relationships among a plurality of local and national actors as well as reciprocal influences within decision-making...

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Published in:Regions & cohesion 2014-06, Vol.4 (2), p.30
Main Author: Kauffer, Edith
Format: Article
Language:English
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International cooperation
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Summary:This article explores the apparent paradox of the simultaneity of conflicts and cooperation in transboundary rivers basins in Central America and Southern Mexico. It documents diverse relationships among a plurality of local and national actors as well as reciprocal influences within decision-making processes in the context of events that have taken place in the Lempa and Usumacinta watersheds since 2010. A key point of this reflection is the passage from separate views of conflict and cooperation to the redefinition of a non-linear continuum based on different experiences in the field.
ISSN:2152-906X
DOI:10.3167/reco.2014.040203