Search for dissertations about: "river cooperation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words river cooperation.

2. 1. Why states cooperate over shared water: The water negotiations in the Jordan River Basin

   Author : Anders Jägerskog; Jan Lundqvist; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Negotiation; transboundary; Palestine; water; regime; conflict; cooperation; discourse; experts; risk; Israel; Jordan; Palestinakonflikten; vattenförsörjning; mellanöstern; Water in nature and society; Vatten i natur och samhälle;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is on foreign-policy decision-making in circumstances of water scarcity. In particular the study focuses on how the issue of water has been treated in the interstate negotiations within the Peace Process between Israel and the Palestinians and Israel and Jordan. It also analyses the implementation phase. READ MORE

4. 2. Conflict and Cooperation over Shared Water Resources - In Search of Security for the Lower Mekong River Basin

   Author : Joakim Öjendal; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mekong; Water Conflicts; Development; Southeast Asia; Cambodia; Regional Cooperation;

   Abstract : The assumption in the thesis is that water has been a common good which is becoming scarce, therefore, it is fought over by many different actual and potential users. Water is, moreover, a life necessity which renders it, in the face of shortage, into a conflict prone issue. READ MORE

5. 3. Managing water according to river basins : Information management, institutional arrangements and strategic policy support - with focus on the EU Water Framework Directive

   Author : Susanna Nilsson; Per-Erik Jansson; Erik Mostert; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; River basin management; EU Water Framework Directive WFD ; River Basin Dis-tricts RBDs ; International cooperation; Indicators; Baltic Sea Region BSR ; Water in nature and society; Vatten i natur och samhälle;

   Abstract : Today, there is a general notion that water resources are best managed according to their river basins. River basin management may be approached from a wide variety of angles. This thesis focuses on information management, institutional arrangements and strategic policy support, with special reference to the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). READ MORE

6. 4. Crossing the river by feeling the stones : Approaches to Sustainable Urban Development in China

   Author : Hongling Liu; Björn Frostell; Dick Urban Vestbro; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : China already has the highest numbe of,and largest cities in its history. According to recent statistics, Chinese cities were home to 52.6% of China’s total population at the end of 2012. READ MORE

7. 5. Sharing Water in Africa : Comparative Analysis of the Limpopo and Orange-Senqu River Basins in SADC and the Juba and Shabelle River Basins in the Horn of Africa

   Author : Abdullahi Elmi Mohamed; Jan-Erik Gustafsson; Ashok Swain; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Shared water; international river basins; river cooperation; water resources; conflicts; SADC and Horn of African regions; Land and Water Resources Engineering; Mark- och vattenteknik;

   Abstract : As water resources management becomes increasingly critical and many countries in the arid and semi-arid regions are increasingly forced to consider the possibilities of utilizing the water that is available in international rivers. Thus, the concerns relating to the use of international waters in shared rivers are becoming more important. READ MORE