Managing Transboundary Waters of Latin America

ISBN-13: 9780415533409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 200 str.

Asit K. Biswas

Opis

Transboundary water management in Latin America has been evolving in a somewhat different manner compared to other continents. This book includes eight case studies of Latin American transboundary rivers and aquifers, as well as a thinkpiece on the complexities of managing aquifers based on global experiences.

Spis treści

1. Transboundary Water Management in Latin America: Personal Reflections  Asit K. Biswas  2. Governance of Transboundary Aquifers: Balancing Efficiency, Equity and Sustainability  David B. Brooks and Jamie Linton  3. The Guarani Aquifer: From Knowledge to Water Management  Luiz Amore  4. Transboundary Water Management of the Amazon Basin  B. Braga, P. Varella and H. Gonçalves  5. International Agreements, Institutions and Projects in La Plata River Basin  Victor Pochat  6. The La Plata Basin System against the Background of Other Basin Organizations  Lilian del Castillo  7. Pilcomayo River Basin Institutional Structure  Claudio Laboranti  8. Transboundary Water Management in Venezuela  Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo  9. The US – Mexico Border: Conflict and Co-operation in Water Management  Vicente Sánchez-Munguía  10. The Silala/Siloli Watershed: Dispute over the Most Vulnerable Basin in South America  B. M. Mulligan and G. E. Eckstein

O autorze

Asit K. Biswas is the Founder and Chief Executive of the Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, and Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.