Beyond the River : A Practitioner Perspective

Building real cooperation on transboundary waters is always a lengthy and complex journey. Embracing cooperation is no simple task for a nation state, not least because of the perceived costs of the erosion of sovereignty, however small that erosion might be. While there are many examples of where...

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Main Authors: Grey, David, Sadoff, Claudia, Connors, Genevieve
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
DAM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26043862/beyond-river-practitioner-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24048
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Summary:Building real cooperation on transboundary waters is always a lengthy and complex journey. Embracing cooperation is no simple task for a nation state, not least because of the perceived costs of the erosion of sovereignty, however small that erosion might be. While there are many examples of where cooperation is non-existent or weak, there are also examples of robust cooperation. This essay examines these questions through a practitioner’s lens to draw a few lessons from experience on why countries cooperate and how cooperation can be achieved.