The Danube: a case study of sharing international waters

The human, environmental, and political security of international basins, which host about half of the world's population, is threatened by the lack of effective mechanisms for managing them. Integration of water management practices is increasingly promoted as the way ahead. Constraints to dev...

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Published in:Global environmental change 2004, Vol.14 (Supp), p.39-49
Main Authors: Jansky, Libor, Pachova, Nevelina I., Murakami, Masahiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Environment
Environmental governance
Environmental management
Environmental monitoring
Gabèı́kovo–Nagymaros case
Governance
Hungary
Integrated water management
International law
International water law
International waterways
Monitoring
Rivers
Slovakia
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Summary:The human, environmental, and political security of international basins, which host about half of the world's population, is threatened by the lack of effective mechanisms for managing them. Integration of water management practices is increasingly promoted as the way ahead. Constraints to development of effective mechanisms for integrated water management of international basins, however, abound. The case study presented in the paper highlights some of the major challenges to the realization of the promising potential of international law and joint environmental monitoring as mechanisms for ensuring the equitable and reasonable use of international waters. The study focuses on the implications of the legal and technical cooperation between Hungary and Slovakia for the resolution of a water management dispute between the two countries which arises and revolves around the environmental consequences of a joint water regulation project on the Danube.
ISSN:0959-3780
1872-9495
DOI:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2003.11.008