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Understanding and overcoming risks to cooperation along transboundary rivers
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Understanding and overcoming risks to cooperation along transboundary rivers |
| Names |
Subramanian, Ashok
(creator) Brown, Bridget (creator) Wolf, Aaron T. (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2014 (iso8601) |
| Note | This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by IWA Publishing and can be found at: http://www.iwaponline.com/wp/ |
| Abstract | This study reviews the experience of cooperation in five international river basins, focusing on the perceptions of risks and opportunities by country decision makers responding to a specific prospect of cooperation, and the effects of risk reduction and opportunity enhancement on the cooperation process. We explore the following five categories of risk: Capacity and Knowledge; Accountability and Voice; Sovereignty and Autonomy; Equity and Access; and Stability and Support. We surmise that risk perception plays a key and less understood role in decision making processes over shared rivers cooperation, and conclude that countries and third parties can best achieve sustainable cooperation when long-term investments are made in risk reduction. We also point to areas for further study to better understand the motivations for cooperation. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Cooperation |
| Identifier | Subramanian, A., Brown, B., & Wolf, A. T. (2014). Understanding and overcoming risks to cooperation along transboundary rivers. Water Policy, 16(5), 824-843. doi:10.2166/wp.2014.010 |
