Exploring cooperation over transboundary wetlands: the Hamoun Wetlands, Okavango Delta and Wadden Sea

Where wetlands transcend country borders, cooperation is key for their management, comparable with transboundary rivers and lakes. Building on existing research on rivers, lakes and groundwater, this paper uses document analysis and interviews to understand how countries work together on transbounda...

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Published in:Water international 2023-05, Vol.48 (4), p.527-546
Main Authors: Rosenblum, Zoe H., Schmeier, Susanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Building management
Cooperation
Diplomacy
Groundwater
Hamoun
International cooperation
joint management
Lakes
Okavango
Ramsar
Rivers
transboundary
Wadden Sea
water cooperation
Wetland
Wetlands
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Summary:Where wetlands transcend country borders, cooperation is key for their management, comparable with transboundary rivers and lakes. Building on existing research on rivers, lakes and groundwater, this paper uses document analysis and interviews to understand how countries work together on transboundary wetlands. First, indicators of cooperation are identified based on the water diplomacy literature. These are then applied to three wetlands, finding strong evidence of cooperation in the Wadden Sea, moderate evidence in the Okavango Delta and no evidence in the Hamoun Wetlands. Wetland cooperation seems highest where it is institutionalized.
ISSN:0250-8060
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DOI:10.1080/02508060.2023.2226514