Strengthening Cooperation over Transboundary Groundwater Resources

ISBN-13: 9780367673147 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 152 str.

Gabriel Eckstein; Alice Aureli

Opis

This book considers various aspects of the management and regulation of transboundary groundwater resources. It presents case studies and explores recent efforts to engage the international community on best practices and global standards for governing transboundary aquifers.

Spis treści

Introduction: the ebb and flow of law and governance for transboundary aquifers and groundwater resources 1. Strengthening cooperation on transboundary groundwater resources 2. Codification of the Law of Transboundary Aquifers (Groundwaters) by the United Nations 3. Managing buried treasure across frontiers: the international Law of Transboundary Aquifers 4. The customary law applicable to internationally shared groundwater 5. The International Law Commission’s flawed Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers: the way forward 6. The World Bank policy and practice for projects affecting shared aquifers 7. Governance of transboundary aquifers: new challenges and new opportunities 8. Interpreting the unknown: uncertainty and the management of transboundary groundwater 9. Unitization: a lesson in collective action from the oil industry for aquifer governance 10. Transboundary groundwater law in Europe: a look at an evolving multi- level regime 11. The Agreement on the Guarani Aquifer: a new paradigm for transboundary groundwater management? 12. Keeping it legal: transboundary management challenges facing Brazil and the Guarani 13. Sustainable transboundary groundwater management under shifting political scenarios: the Ceylanpinar Aquifer and Turkey– Syria relations