Data innovations for transboundary freshwater resources management : : are obligations related to information exchange still needed? / / Christina Leb.

• Superior document: Brill Research Perspectives
• VerfasserIn: Leb, Christina,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill Research Perspectives.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

"In Data Innovations for Transboundary Freshwater Resources Management: Are Obligations Related to Information Exchange Still Needed?, Christina Leb discusses how technology innovations disrupt the conventional methods of data and information exchange and the potential impact this may have on international water law. Cross-border data and information exchange is one of the most challenging issues for transboundary water management. Only a small number of treaties include direct obligations related to mutual data and information exchange. Technological innovations related to real-time data availability, space technology and earth observation have led to an increase in quality and availability of hydrological, meteorological and geo-spatial data. These innovations open new avenues for access to water related data and transform data and information exchange globally. This monograph is an exploratory assessment of the potential impacts of these disruptive technologies on data and information exchange obligations in international water law".

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Dedication -- Data Innovations for Transboundary Freshwater Resources Management: Are Obligations Related to Information Exchange Still Needed? -- Abstract -- Keywords -- Introduction -- Part 1: Data and Information Needs for Transboundary Water Management -- 1.1 Data Needs for Water Resources Management -- 1.2 Data Needs for Compliance with International Water Law Principles -- 1.3 General Considerations on Information Requirements and Data Availability -- Part 2: Help from Elsewhere: Technology Innovations and Enabling International Legal Framework -- 2.1 Enabling Legal Regimes -- 2.2 Global Initiatives on Cooperative Use of Technology -- Part 3: Data and Information Exchange Obligations -- 3.1 Legal Contours of Obligations on Data and Information Provision and Exchange -- 3.2 Treaty Practice on Data and Information Exchange at the Basin Level -- Part 4: Perspectives: New Technologies and Their Likely Impact on International Water Law -- 4.1 System of Mutually Reinforcing Legal Regimes -- 4.2 Technology Impacts on Treaty Practice -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Author Biography -- Bibliography.