Transboundary water resources management : : a multidisciplinary approach / / edited by Jacques Ganoulis, Alice Aureli, and Jean Fried.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ganoulis, J.; Aureli, Alice.; Fried, Jean J.
• Place / Publishing House: Weinheim : : Wiley-VCH,, [2011]; 2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (420 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Table of Contents

Note continued: 5.6.Climate Change Impacts on Dams Projects in Transboundary River Basins. The Case of the Mesta/Nestos River Basin, Greece / Jacques Ganoulis -- 5.6.1.Introduction -- 5.6.2.Numerical Models and Tools -- 5.6.2.1.Modsur-Neige Runoff Model -- 5.6.2.2.Dams Simulation Model -- 5.6.2.3.CLM Climate Model -- 5.6.3.Simulation Results -- 5.6.3.1.Reference Climate (RF) -- 5.6.3.2.Climate Scenario A1B -- 5.6.3.3.Climate Scenario B1 -- 5.6.4.Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 5.7.Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Vjosa Basin / Eglantina Demiraj -- 5.7.1.Introduction -- 5.7.2.Surface Water Assessment -- 5.7.3.Vulnerability Assessment of Surface Water -- 5.7.3.1.Evaluation of Impact of Climate Change on the Mean Annual River Runoff -- 5.7.3.2.Evaluation of Impact of Climate Change on the Seasonal River Runoff -- 5.7.4.Conclusions -- References -- 5.8.Identification and Typology of River Water Bodies in the Hellenic Part of the Strymonas River Basin, as a Transboundary Case Study / Nikolaos Tsotsolis -- 5.8.1.Introduction -- 5.8.1.1.Study Area -- 5.8.2.Methodology -- 5.8.3.Results -- 5.8.4.Conclusions and Discussion -- References -- Further Reading -- 5.9.Calculation of Sediment Reduction at the Outlet of the Mesta/Nestos River Basin caused by the Dams / Nikolaos Kotsovinos -- 5.9.1.Introduction -- 5.9.2.Description of the Simulation Model -- 5.9.3.Application of the Simulation Model -- 5.9.4.Model Testing -- 5.9.5.Main Computations -- 5.9.6.Conclusion -- References -- 5.10.Methodologies of Estimation of Periodicities of River Flow and its Long-Range Forecast: The Case of the Transboundary Danube River / Alexey V. Babkin -- 5.10.1.Introduction -- 5.10.2.Methodology for Presenting Periodicities in Time Series of River Runoff -- 5.10.3.Long-Range Forecast of Runoff from the Danube River -- 5.10.4.Conclusion -- References -- pt. Three Legal, Socio-Economic and Institutional Approaches -- 6.Legal Approaches -- 6.1.The Law of Transboundary Aquifers: Scope and Rippling Effects / Lilian Del Castillo-Laborde -- 6.1.1.Introduction -- 6.1.2.Legal Principles for Transboundary Aquifers -- 6.1.3.The Scope of the Draft Adopted by the UN General Assembly -- 6.1.4.Provisions Concerning Access -- 6.1.5.Provisions Concerning Utilization -- 6.1.6.Provisions Concerning Protection, Preservation and Management -- 6.1.6.1.Provisions on Duties -- 6.1.6.2.Provisions on Implementation Mechanisms -- 6.1.7.Provisions Concerning Technical Cooperation, Emergency Situations and Armed Conflict -- 6.1.8.Other Rules Applicable to Transboundary Shared Resources -- 6.1.9.Case study: The Guarani Aquifer System -- 6.1.10.Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 6.2.Water Management Policies to Reduce over Allocation of Water Rights in the Rio Grande/Bravo Basin / Rebecca L. Teasley -- 6.2.1.Introduction -- 6.2.2.Buying Back of Water Rights -- 6.2.3.Scenarios -- 6.2.4.Simulation Model -- 6.2.5.Performance Criteria -- 6.2.6.Results -- 6.2.7.Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 6.3.Interstate Collaboration in the Aral Sea Basin -- Successes and Problems / Galina Stulina -- 6.3.1.Introduction -- 6.3.2.Achievement of Collaboration -- 6.3.3.Future of the Region -- 6.4.Kidron Valley/Wadi Nar International Master Plan / Richard Laster -- 6.4.1.Introduction -- 6.4.2.Development of the Master Plan -- 6.4.3.Descriptions of the Master Plan and its Effectiveness -- 6.4.4.Conclusions -- Further Reading -- 6.5.The Development of Transboundary Cooperation in the Prespa Lakes Basin / Miltos Gletsos -- 6.5.1.Introduction -- 6.5.2.Prespa Park: The Early Years of Transboundary Cooperation -- 6.5.3.Advances on Integrated Water Management -- 6.5.4.The Prespa Park International Agreement -- 6.5.5.Supporting Trilateral Cooperation: Other Actors -- 6.5.6.Conclusion -- References -- 6.6.International Relations and Environmental Security: Conflict or Cooperation? Contrasting the Cases of the Maritza-Evros-Meric and Mekong Transboundary Rivers / Anastasios Valvis -- 6.6.1.Introduction -- Conflict or Cooperation in Transboundary River Basins? -- 6.6.2.The Maritza-Evros-Meric Case -- 6.6.2.1.The Evros River and its Importance -- 6.6.2.2.International Management of the Evros River -- 6.6.2.3.Main Issues in Managing the Evros River -- 6.6.3.The Mekong-Lancang River Case -- 6.6.3.1.The Mekong River and its Importance -- 6.6.3.2.International Management of the Mekong River -- 6.6.3.3.Main Issues on Managing the Mekong River -- 6.6.4.Comparing the two Regions -- 6.6.5.Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 6.7.Delineation of Water Resources Regions to Promote Integrated Water Resources Management and Facilitate Transboundary Water Conflicts Resolution / Rodrigo Maia -- 6.7.1.Introduction -- 6.7.2.IWRM and Water Resources Regions -- 6.7.3.Comparative Analysis: Water Resources Regions in Europe and America -- 6.7.4.Recognition of More Comprehensive Aspects -- 6.7.5.Conclusion -- References -- 6.8.Transboundary Water Resources and Determination of Hydrologic Prefectures in Greece / Evangelos A. Baltas -- 6.8.1.Introduction -- 6.8.2.Difficulties in Implementing the Directive -- 6.8.3.Determination of the Hydrologic Prefectures -- 6.8.4.Conclusions -- References -- 7.Socio-Economic and Institutional Approaches -- 7.1.Social-Ecological Resilience of Transboundary Watershed Management: Institutional Design and Social Learning / Barbara J. Morehouse -- 7.1.1.Introduction -- 7.1.2.Issues for Transboundary Institutional Mechanisms -- 7.1.3.Social Learning -- 7.1.4.Conclusion: Potential for Transboundary Collaboration -- References -- Further Reading -- 7.2.How Stakeholder Participation and Partnerships Could Reduce Water Insecurities in Shared River Basins / Bach Tan Sinh -- 7.2.1.Introduction -- 7.2.2.Stakeholder Engagement -- 7.2.3.Stakeholder Roles and Participation -- 7.2.4.Stakeholder Coordination and Partnerships -- 7.2.5.International-Domestic Linkages -- 7.2.6.Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 7.3.Transboundary Stakeholder Analysis to Develop the Navigational Sector of the Parana River / Andre Hernandes -- 7.3.1.Introduction -- 7.3.2.Objectives -- 7.3.2.1.Home Organization -- 7.3.2.2.The Transboundary Context -- 7.3.3.Key Stakeholder Analysis -- 7.3.3.1.Methodology -- 7.3.3.2.Results -- 7.3.4.The Way Forward: Suggested Actions for Improvements -- References -- 7.4.Cooperation in the Navigable Course of the Sava River / Milana Pantelic -- 7.4.1.Introduction -- 7.4.2.Navigable Course and Cooperation -- 7.4.3.Proposal for Further Actions -- 7.4.4.Conclusion -- References -- 7.5.Transboundary Cooperation through the Management of Shared Natural Resources: The Case of the Shkoder/Skadar Lake / Brilanda Bushati -- 7.5.1.Introduction -- 7.5.1.1.Ecological Values of the Lake Shkodra/Skadar -- 7.5.2.Working Method -- 7.5.3.Conclusions -- References -- 7.6.How Far is the Current Status of the Transboundary Shkodra Lake from Requirements for Integrated River Basin Management? / Sotir Mali -- 7.6.1.Introduction -- 7.6.2.Survey Methods -- 7.6.3.Results and Discussion -- 7.6.4.Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 7.7.Economic Governance and Common Pool Management of Transboundary Water Resources / Bo Appelgren -- 7.7.1.Introduction -- 7.7.2.Economic Governance of Transboundary Water Management Systems -- 7.7.3.Economic Governance Approaches to Transboundary Water Management -- 7.7.4.Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 7.8.Water Resources Management in the Rio Grande/Bravo Basin Using Cooperative Game Theory / Daene C.

McKinney -- 7.8.1.Introduction -- 7.8.2.The Water Demand Reduction Cooperative Game -- 7.8.3.Results -- 7.8.4.Conclusions -- References -- 7.9.Conflict Resolution in Transboundary Waters: Incorporating Water Quality in Negotiations / Yannis Mylopoulos -- 7.9.1.Introduction -- 7.9.2.Game Theory in Water Resources -- 7.9.3.Methodology -- 7.9.4.Results -- 7.9.5.Conclusions -- References -- 7.10.The Johnston Plan in a Negotiated Solution for the Jordan Basin / Julio Sanchez Choliz -- 7.10.1.Introduction -- 7.10.2.Key Elements of the Negotiation Game and Fairness Criteria -- 7.10.2.1.Utility or Payment Functions for Arabs and Israelis -- 7.10.2.2.Negotiation Set -- 7.10.2.3.Fairness Criteria -- 7.10.2.4.Johnston Plan (1953-1955) -- 7.10.3.Three Significant Game Solutions between Israel and the Arabs -- 7.10.3.1.Regular Nash Solution without Lateral Payments and Break-off at (0;0) -- 7.10.3.2.Nash Solution with Lateral Payments and Break-off at (0;0) -- 7.10.3.3.Raiffa-Kalai-Smorodinsky Solution with Break-off at (0;0) -- 7.10.3.4.Other Solutions -- 7.10.4.Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- pt. Four Bridging the Gaps -- 8.Capacity Building and Sharing the Risks/Benefits for Conflict Resolution -- 8.1.Capacity Building and Training for Transboundary Groundwater Management: The Contribution of UNESCO / Jean Fried -- 8.1.1.Field Experience or Specific Training? -- 8.1.1.1.Training Objectives -- 8.1.2.Training Target Groups -- 8.1.3.Communication as a Basis of a Transboundary Groundwater Curriculum -- 8.1.4.Experimenting Transboundary Groundwater Curricula and Pedagogy: Two Pilot Courses -- 8.1.5.An Instrument for Training: a Manual Gathering the Contributions to the Pilot Courses -- 8.2.A Risk-Based Integrated Framework for Conflict Resolution in Transboundary Water Resources Management / Lena Salame -- 8.2.1.Managing Transboundary Water Resources: Quantity and Quality -- 8.2.2.The Risk Analysis Framework in TWRM -- 8.2.2.1.Aleatory Uncertainties or Randomnes -- 8.2.2.2.Epistemic or Man-Induced Uncertainties -- 8.2.2.3.Risk Assessment and Management -- 8.2.2.4.Institutional and Social Issues -- 8.2.3.Towards an Integrated Risk-Based Sustainable TWRM Approach -- 8.2.4.Modelling Transboundary Water-Related Conflicts -- 8.2.5.Hydro-Politics for Conflict Resolution: The UNESCO PC-CP Initiative -- 8.2.5.1.Examples of Track II Initiatives -- 8.2.6.Conclusions --

Note continued: References -- 9.The Thessaloniki Statement.