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Governing International Watercourses - River Basin Organizations and the Sustainable Governance of Internationally Shared Rivers and Lakes

Author
Schmeier S.
Date
2012
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-088323)
Publisher | Place of publication
Routledge | Abingdon, U.K.
ISBN
978-0-415-62358-2
Pages
368 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Water
Keyword
Transboundary effects Basin/catchment/watershed Governance Freshwater resources management River basin institution
Basin
Mekong, Danube, Senegal
Abstract

This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. This includes a comparative analysis of all River Basin Organizations worldwide and three in-depth case studies from three different continents. The detailed case studies are the Senegal (West Africa), Mekong (South-east Asia) and Danube (Europe) rivers.