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Water-Energy Nexus in Shared River Basins: How Hydropower Shapes Cooperation and Coordination
Kouangpalath, Phimthong; Meijer, Karen
2015In Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems, 2 (1), p. 85-87
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Keywords :
Nexus; Energy; Hydropower; River; Basin
Abstract :
[en] The construction of hydropower plants on transboundary rivers is seldom done with equal benefits to all riparians, and therefore presents coordination and cooperation challenges. Without a supra-national authority in charge of transboundary river basins, coordination between sectors (water, energy and environment) and cooperation between countries largely depends on willingness of the individual nation states and the power relations between these countries. This paper discusses how the interests and relative power positions of actors in transboundary water management shape the outcomes, and what roles are played by River Basin Organisations and foreign investors (especially in hydropower development). These issues are illustrated with examples from the Mekong river in Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam), the Euphrates-Tigris (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait) and the Çoruh in Turkey and Georgia.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Kouangpalath, Phimthong ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Doct. sc. agro. & ingé. biol.
Meijer, Karen;  Researcher at the German Development Institute, Germany
Language :
English
Title :
Water-Energy Nexus in Shared River Basins: How Hydropower Shapes Cooperation and Coordination
Publication date :
17 December 2015
Journal title :
Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
eISSN :
2300-3669
Publisher :
De Gruyter Open
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Pages :
85-87
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
This article is based on the Special Session “The Water Energy Nexus in Shared River Basins - How Hydropower Shapes Cooperation and Coordination ” at the International Conference Sustainability in the WaterEnergy-Food Nexus. Synergies and Tradeoffs: Governance and Tools at various Scales held in Bonn, Germany 19th and 20 of May 2014.
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