Design and impact of water treaties
Author: Matthew Zentner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2011-10-13
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 3642237436
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This study presents a unique way to utilize the existing literature to explain the success of treaties in managing hydrologic stress. Literature-derived core concepts are summarized as seven treaty mechanisms categories (specificity, uncertainty management, enforcement, communications, flexibility, integrativeness, and scale) and are hypothesized as important for shaping the institutional resiliency of a treaty. Treaty design is shown to have a relevant and important role in shaping basin management so that nations may better achieve their goals in a changing climate.