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.