SIWI Seminar Series (1/3): Management of shared water resources for peace and cooperation (2024)
Water resources that cross national boundaries present unique challenges and opportunities for cooperation.
This session will explore the complexities of transboundary water management, focusing on innovative solutions that promote peace and regional stability. Experts will discuss case studies, share best practices, and provide insights into the governance mechanisms that facilitate effective collaboration among nations.
Key topics to be discussed during this session include:
- Enabling Environment: Innovative and integrative approaches for improved transboundary cooperation, addressing outdated governance and organizational structures.
- Governance: Overly political, outdated top-down frameworks with no mechanisms to engage stakeholders. Data: Incomplete or obsolete science-based diagnostics and monitoring systems.
- Tools: Lack of protocols for natural disaster response (droughts and floods) and conflict resolution.
- Infrastructure & Finance: Insufficient basic infrastructure and development of unsustainable projects; need for financing and sustainable project development.
This session include a presentation by James Dalton, Director, Water and Wetlands Team, IUCN and BRIDGE Co-director
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