Foreword A. Szöllösi-Nagy; Introduction; 1. Background, trends, and concepts; 2. Water wars, water reality - reframing the debate on transboundary water disputes, hydropolitics, and preventive hydrodiplomacy; 3. Water conflict management - theory and practice; 4. Crafting institutions - law, treaties, and shared benefits; 5. Public participation, institutional capacity, and river basin organisations for managing conflict; 6. Lessons learned - patterns and issues; 7. Water conflict prevention and resolution - where to from here?; Appendix A. 1997 Convention and ILC draft rules on international groundwater; Appendix B. River basin organisations; Appendix C. Case studies of transboundary dispute resolution J. T. Newton; Appendix D. International water pricing - an overview and historic and modern case studies K. M. Anderson and L. J. Gaines; Appendix E. Treaties with groundwater provisions K. Matsumoto; Appendix F. Treaties with water quality provisions M. Giordano; Appendix G. Treaties that delineate water allocations; References; Index.
A practical guide to water conflict resolution for professionals and academics involved in water management.
Jerome Delli Priscoli is a Senior Advisor at the United States Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources. For 30 years he has designed and run social assessment, public participation and conflict resolution research and training programs. Dr Delli Priscoli has been advisor to the World Bank and the UN water related agencies on water policy issues, and he works closely with international government water ministers. He is author of many articles and books and is the Editor in Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Water Policy. He was an original member of the U.S. delegation to the multi-lateral Middle East peace talks on water, and he has played pivotal roles in each of the five world water forums and most of the critical water resources policy meetings over the last 15 years. He serves on the Bureau and Board of Governors of the World Water Council. The American Water Resources Association awarded him the Icko Iben award for achievement in cross-disciplinary communications in water in 2005. Aaron T. Wolf is a Professor of Geography in the Geosciences Department at Oregon State University. His research and teaching focus is on the interaction between water science and water policy, particularly as related to conflict prevention and resolution. He has acted as a consultant to the World Bank and several international government agencies on various aspects of transboundary water resources and dispute resolution. Wolf is a trained mediator/facilitator, and directs the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, through which he has offered workshops, facilitations, and mediation in basins throughout the world. He coordinates the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database, and is a co-director of the Universities Partnership on Transboundary Waters. He has been an author/editor for seven books, as well as almost 50 journal articles, book chapters, and professional reports on various aspects of transboundary waters.
Review of the hardback: 'I know of no two persons in the world of
water who could better combine their efforts to describe a
comprehensive picture of water use and avoiding the associated
potential conflicts. This is a work that shows the results of
combined decades of experience and caring about water.' William
Cosgrove, President, Bureau d'audiences publiques sur
l'environnement (Quebec) and co-author of the World Water
Vision
Review of the hardback: 'Delli Pricoli and Wolf carefully analyse
hydromyths such as 'water wars' and show why co-operation rather
then conflict over water is more common around the world. The
publication of this book is most timely as water resources are
increasingly recognized as a limited but renewable resource that
need to be managed wisely. Co-operation amongst riparian states on
water is a building block of economic development and a key element
of working toward a more sustainable resource use.' Ger J.
Bergkamp, Head - Water Programme, IUCN The World Conservation
Union
Review of the hardback: 'The future of our planet lies in the
mastering of water resources. Each man, each woman, each child must
be able to live, work and die where he or she was born. This is a
key component of a planetary strategy, made up of fairer
development and peaceful coexistence. This is a simple but
essential message that Aaron Wolf and Jerome Delli Priscoli deliver
in their new brilliant and well-illustrated book.' Loic Fauchon,
Président Directeur Général, Société des Eaux de Marseille
(Chairman and Managing Director, Marseilles Water Company);
Président, Conseil mondial de l'eau (President, World Water
Council)
Review of the hardback: 'There has been too little attention paid
to water conflicts. Much less so on solutions. This book is a great
resource for everyone from policymakers to students to understand
the issues and help make positive change happen in our global water
world.' Karin M. Krchnak, Senior Advisor, International Water
Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Review of the hardback: 'This book, authored by two authorities in
the field, offer a realistic vision on how water, with its
economic, social, environmental and cultural impacts, is capable of
transforming us all, and how, by its very nature is capable of
extinguishing fires and not igniting them. They prove, through live
examples, how water can be a venue for dialogue and cooperation.
The book is a very valuable addition to the water literature from
extremely qualified and experienced authors.' Munther J. Haddadin,
Former Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan's Water Negotiator
in the Middle East Peace Process
Review of the hardback: 'South Africa is a country with a history
of conflict resolution, epitomized by the negotiated ending of
Apartheid. As such we recognize the valuable role played by
negotiations in ending protracted conflicts. We also have a deep
collective experience in which agreements over the management of
transboundary waters were negotiated during times of political
turmoil. Significantly the joint management of those resources
withstood the rigours of that larger and more protracted conflict.
For this reason we recognize the value of the ideas, processes and
concepts offered in this book and have no hesitation in endorsing
it.' Ms Khungeka Njobe, CSIR Group Executive, former Executive of
the CSIR Natural Resources and Environment Unit, member of the
Board of Governors of the World Water Council
Review of the hardback: 'Uncertainties generated by global changes
in general and climate variability and change in particular will
attract the attention of professionals and politicians of the water
sector to the issue of transboundary water resources management.
This book is a superb contribution to a better understanding of the
complex task of managing transboundary water resources. It gives a
clear and balanced view of water disputes in different parts of the
world in an excellent historical context. The book is written in a
language that is amenable to different audiences, from graduate
students to senior policy makers. I sincerely recommend its
reading.' Ben Braga, Vice-President of the World Water Council,
President of the Intergovernmental Council of the International
Hydrologic Program, UNESCO
Review of the hardback: '… this is a well-written and informative
introduction to the management of water conflicts which includes
detailed examples and case studies as well as useful overviews of
theoretical concepts and arguments. Each chapter is supported with
high-quality maps, tables and text-boxes. This volume is
particularly useful as a teaching resource and is well-suited to
undergraduate students or anyone who is new to the field of water
management. In addition, established researchers and water
professionals will find it a useful guide to the theory and
practice of water conflict prevention and resolution.' The
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