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Анализ инженерных свойств горных пород участка плотины Шах-и-Арус, Кабул, Афганистан

Year: 2019

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Energy

Authors: Заряб Абдулхалим, Наджаф Мохаммад Ибрагим, Джамал Мохаммад Зия

Countries: Afghanistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research


International water development problems in the transboundary Irtysh River basin: “new” solutions to old problems

Year: 2019

Collections: Conferences

Topics: Water governance, Water diplomacy, Transboundary Water Resources, Transboundary cooperation, Hydropolitics

Authors: B. A. Krasnoyarova, Y. I. Vinokurov, T. V. Antyufeeva

Countries:

Source: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

This article examines the complex challenges of water management in the transboundary Irtysh River Basin shared by China, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The authors emphasize that intensive water withdrawals by China and ongoing infrastructure development in Kazakhstan are contributing to water resource depletion and ecosystem degradation, particularly in the downstream reaches of the river. The study discusses proposed inter-basin water transfer projects aimed at addressing water scarcity, as well as the environmental risks associated with industrial pollution. Particular attention is given to Russia’s limited engagement in transboundary water governance and the need to establish trilateral institutional mechanisms for the joint management of shared water resources. The authors argue that achieving international consensus is essential to preventing further ecological deterioration of the basin. The study concludes by advocating a shift from isolated technical solutions toward an integrated transboundary water governance framework.


Water Diplomacy: The Intersect of Science, Policy and Practice

Year: 2019

Collections:

Topics: Water diplomacy, Transboundary Water Resources, Water Security, Transboundary cooperation

Authors: Martina Klimes, David Michel, Elizabeth Yaari, Phillia Restiani

Countries:

Source: Journal of Hydrology

Why water diplomacy? What does diplomacy have to do with water? Is cooperation over transboundary surface and ground waters the exclusive domain of diplomats and foreign policy experts? Or mainly the purview of water professionals negotiating agreements on shared water resources? Why should non-governmental stakeholders be involved in transboundary water dialogues? These questions lie at the heart of debates and dialogues around the theory and practice of water diplomacy.




Empowering women in water diplomacy: a basic mapping of the challenges in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan

Year: 2018

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water diplomacy, Gender, IWRM, Water Security

Authors: Natasha Carmi, Mey Alsayegh, Maysoon Zoubi

Countries:

Source: Journal of Hydrology

Until now, limited attention has been afforded to the role of, and challenges faced by, women involved in water diplomacy. In addition to research being at an early stage, it is mainly focused on addressing the challenges imposed by gender inequality. Thus very few applicable policy recommendations have emerged in this field to date.

This paper will explore and identify current challenges that face the women interested in attaining high level positions in water diplomacy, in three Arab countries in which hydropolitics prevails, including Jordan, Lebanon and the State of Palestine. Female experts working on water-related issues were surveyed and interviewed to ascertain key qualitative issues, perceptions and various challenges.




Multi-track water diplomacy: current and potential future cooperation over the Brahmaputra River Basin

Year: 2018

Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

Topics: Water, Water diplomacy

Authors: Yumiko Yasuda, Douglas Hill, Dipankar Aich, Patrick Huntjens, Ashok Swain

Countries:

Source: Water International

This article analyzes key factors affecting transboundary water cooperation in the Brahmaputra River basin at multiple scales. The analysis of multi-track diplomacy reaffirms the potential of actor-inclusive approaches, arguing for a need to go beyond purely focusing on formal legal norms and consider the possibilities of cultural norms of informal processes of cooperation. Various ‘windows of opportunity’ exist in the current phase of the Brahmaputra basin’s development, leading to exploration of a Zone of Possible Effective Cooperation, arising from the effort to scale up multi-track initiatives as well as broader geo-politicaleconomic changes happening across and beyond the basin.








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