Access to water is essential for human beings, but it is also a scarce resource, in some countries more than in others. This generates conflicts about its use, access and, of course, its pollution. How to study the case of transboundary waters, seas, rivers or wetlands, and which is the ideal level of governance are complex questions, as there are many environmental, economic and human rights interests at stake.
This special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441) in the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance" on "Conflict and Cooperation: The Duality of Cross-Border Water Governance" seeks to explore the interplay between conflict and cooperation around transboundary waters in the Americas. We also welcome contributions with comparative analyses between the Americas and other continents.
For more information about the scope and the open access options, please contact the editors.
Nidhi Nagabhatla nnagabhatla@cris.unu.edu
1. United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Brugge, Belgium;
2. School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
David Katz katzd@geo.haifa.ac.il
1. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Liliana Lizarazo Rodriguez Clizaraz@vub.be
1. Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
2. Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
More information can be found here: Water | Special Issue : Conflict and Cooperation: The Duality of Cross-Border Water Governance (mdpi.com)
We receive contributions from diverse disciplines until 31 July 2023.