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Water sharing in the 21st century
Water sharing in the 21st century
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Draper, Stephen E.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Successful water sharing negotiations
require the application of five Guiding Principles: an
obligation to cooperate and negotiate in good faith; a
commitment to interdisciplinary analysis; analysis
conducted at the watershed and river basin scale; a
commitment to adaptability; and adherence to certain
standards in the negotiations.
Development of an effective water sharing
agreement requires accurate and precise information
that enables: determination of the geographical and
political boundaries of the water sources to be shared;
identification of the water policies, laws and
regulations of the individual Parties that may conflict;
the prediction of the future availability of water and its
quality; and prediction of the future demands for water
that must be met. With this information, alternative
effective mechanisms or strategies for the allocation
can be developed,
The final step in effective water sharing is
producing a document that expresses the rights,
privileges and obligations of the Parties as well as
providing a mechanism to administer the water sharing.
Model Water Sharing Agreements for the 21st Century
(Draper, 2002) provides three model water sharing
agreements to serve as a template for individual
agreements.
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2003-04
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