Transboundary Water Resources Management

Jacques Ganoulis is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He holds a PhD from the University of Toulouse (France) and has been a visiting scholar at the Universities of Erlangen (Germany), McGill (Canada), Melbourne (Australia), and Paris VI. He is the coordinator of the UNESCO International Network of Water-Environment Centres for the Balkans (INWEB). Alice Aureli is the UNESCO Programme Specialist in charge of projects and studies related to aquifer systems and groundwater resources management, based in Paris (France). She graduated from the University of Catania (Italy) and obtained her postgraduate diploma in Hydrogeology from the University of Barcelona (Spain). She obtained her PhD degree in geochemistry from the University of Palermo in 1988. Jean Fried manages the UNESCO-IHP ISARM project on transboundary groundwater education and training. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of California at Irvine (USA).

“This book makes an significant contribution to the library on this important subject.”  (Water International, 2012)

• Preface INTRODUCTION AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOOKPart I -A Global ViewPart II -Physical, Environmental and Technical ApproachesPart III -Legal, Socio-Economic and Institutional ApproachesPart IV -Bridging the Gaps PART I: A Global View TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: NEEDS FOR A COORDINATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHIntroductionAssessment and Management of Transboundary WatersThe Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) ProcessCapacity Building and Human Potential: The Role of EducationConclusions GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND THE EUROPEAN PARADIGMTowards Integrated Management of Transboundary River Basins over the WorldAntarctic Subglacial Lakes and Waters: The Challenge to Protect a Hidden ResourceProgressive Development of International Groundwater Law: Awareness and CooperationThe Role of Key International Water Treaties in the Implementation of the Convention on Biological DiversityThe European Union Water Framework Directive, a Driving Force for Shared Water Resources ManagementTransfer of Integrated Water Resources Management Principles to Non-European Union Transboundary River BasinsImplementation of the Water Framework Directive Concepts at the Frontiers of Europe for Transboundary Water Resources ManagementImplementation of the European Union Water Framework Directive in Non-EU Countries: Serbia in the Danube River BasinBasic Problems and Prerequisites Regarding Transboundary Integrated Water Resources Management in South East Europe: The Case of the River Evros/Maritza/Meric PART II: Physical, Environmental and Technical Approaches TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERSTowards a Methodology for the Assessment of Internationally Shared AquifersChallenges in Transboundary Karst Water Resources Management -Sharing Data and InformationThe Importance of Modelling as a Tool for AssessingHydrogeological Characterization of the Yrenda-Toba-Tarijeno Transboundary Aquifer System, South AmericaThe State of Understanding on Groundwater Recharge for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Aquifers in the Lake Chad BasinDevelopment, Management and Impact of Climate Change on Transboundary Aquifers of Indus BasinNatural Background Levels for Groundwater in the Upper Rhine ValleyHydrogeological Study of Somes-Szamos Transboundary Alluvial AquiferTowards Sustainable Management of Transboundary Hungarian-Servian AquiferTransboundary Groundwater Resources Extending over Slovenian Territory TRANSBOUNDARY LAKES AND RIVERSDo We Have Comparable Hydrological Data for Transboundary Cooperations?Limnological and Palaeolimnological Research on Lake Maggiore as a Contribution to Transboundary Cooperation Between Italy and SwitzerlandMonitoring in Shared Waters: Developing a Transboundary Monitoring System for the Prespa ParkIntegrated Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Techniques for Improving Transboundary Water Management: The Case of Prespa RegionTransboundary Integrated Water Management of the Kobilje Stream WatershedClimate Change Impacts on Dams Projects in Transboundary River Basins. The Case of the Mesta/Nestos River Basin, GreeceAssessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Vjosa BasinIdentification and Typology of River Water Bodies in the Hellenic Part of the Strymonas River Basin, as a Transboundary Case StudyCalculation of Sediment Reduction at the Outlet of the Mesta/Nestos River Basis caused by the DamsMethodologies of Estimation of Periodicities of River Flow and its Long-Range Forecast: The Case of the Transboundary Danube River PART III: Legal, Socio-Economic and Institutional Approaches LEGAL APPROACHESThe Law of Transboundary Aquifers: Scope and Rippling EffectsWater Management Policies to Reduce over Allocation of Water Rights in the Rio Grande/Bravo BasinInterstate Collaboration in the Aral Sea Basin -Successes and ProblemsKidron Valley/Wadi Nar International Master PlanThe Development of Transboundary Cooperation in the Prespa Lakes BasinInternational Relations and Environmental Security: Conflict or Cooperation? Contrasting the Cases of the Maritza-Evros-Meric and Mekong Transboundary RiversDelineation of Water Resources Regions to Promote Integrated Water Resources Management and Facilitate Transboundary Water Conflicts ResolutionTransboundary Water Resources and Determination of Hydrologic Prefectures in Greece SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHESSocial-Economic Resilience of Transboundary Watershed Management: Institutional Design and Social LearningHow Stakeholder Participation and Partnerships Could Reduce Water Insecurities in Shared River BasinsTransboundary Stakeholder Analysis to Develop the Navigational Sector of the Parana RiverCooperation in the Navigable Course of the Sava RiverTransboundary Cooperation through the Management of Shared Natural Resources: The Case of the Shkoder/Skadar LakeHow Far is the Current Status of the Transboundary Shkodra Lake from Requirements for Integrated River Basin Management?Economic Governance and Common Pool Management of Transboundary Water ResourcesWater Resources Management in the Rio Grande/Bravo Basin Using Cooperative Game TheoryConflict Resolution in Transboundary Waters: Incorporating Water Quality in NegotiationsThe Johnston Plan in a Negotiated Solution for the Jordan Basin PART IV: Bridging the Gaps CAPACITY BUILDING AND SHARING THE RISKS/BENEFITS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTIONCapacity Building and Training for Transboundary Groundwater Management: The Contribution of UNESCOA Risk-Based Integrated Framework for Conflict Resolution in Transboundary Water Resources Management THE THESSALONIKI STATEMENT