Managing the Quality of International Rivers: Global Principles and Basin Practice

Population and development pressures combined with changing regional values have intensified competition for global freshwater stocks, raising concerns of expanded conflicts over scarce water resources. At the international scale, water supply and allocation are frequently cited as the primary sourc...

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Published in:Natural resources journal 2003-01, Vol.43 (1), p.111-136
Main Author: GIORDANO, MEREDITH A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basins
Demography
Environmental policy
International
International agreements
International cooperation
Management
Natural resources
Population
Quality
Quality management
Regulation
River basins
River water
Rivers
Treaties
Water
Water management
Water quality
Water resources
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Summary:Population and development pressures combined with changing regional values have intensified competition for global freshwater stocks, raising concerns of expanded conflicts over scarce water resources. At the international scale, water supply and allocation are frequently cited as the primary sources of tension, yet significant vulnerabilities also exist in terms of water quality management. The vast majority of the world's international basins are without any type of water quality institution, and, even where such institutions do exist, a general lack of substantive language and full basin participation likely minimize their ultimate effectiveness. To foster greater co-riparian cooperation, the international community has concentrated on the development of generalized, global principles of water quality management. More attention to the specific institution building needs at the basin level, however, may be needed.
ISSN:0028-0739
2640-2149