Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Book chapters |
| Title (Primary) | Institutions for international river management - is integrated water resources management a viable concept? |
| Title (Secondary) | Reducing the vulnerability of societies to water related risks at the basin scale: Papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 26-28 September 2006 |
| Author | Dombrowsky, I. |
| Publisher | Schumann, A.; Pahlow, M.; Bogardi, J.J.; van der Zaag, P. |
| Source Titel | IAHS Publication |
| Year | 2007 |
| Department | OEKON |
| Volume | 317 |
| Page From | 151 |
| Page To | 156 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Coase theorem; Integrated Water Resources Management; international river basins; membership; substantive scope |
| UFZ inventory | Leipzig, Bibliothek, Hauptlesesaal, 00294447, 07-1714 DK: 628.1 Red |
| Abstract | In recent years, the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been promoted as a strategy for sustainable resource use. IWRM has also been advocated for the management of international river basins. This paper asks to what extent this policy recommendation is in line with the incentives of riparian states and reflected by empirical evidence. It finds that if rational self-interested behaviour is assumed, cooperation and integration remains institutionally demanding. Experiences with international water management institutions show that the majority of these institutions are bilateral and narrow in scope. Overall, these findings indicate a gap between policy prescriptions and economic arguments and empirical findings. Searching for the expedient degree of integration in international water management is recommended. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=1716 |
| Dombrowsky, I. (2007): Institutions for international river management - is integrated water resources management a viable concept? In: Schumann, A., Pahlow, M., Bogardi, J.J., van der Zaag, P. (eds.) Reducing the vulnerability of societies to water related risks at the basin scale: Papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 26-28 September 2006 IAHS Publ. 317 International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, p. 151 - 156 |
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