This book presents a novel examination of transboundary water governance, drawing on global case studies and applying new theoretical approaches. Excessive consumption and degradation of natural resource can either heighten the risks of conflicts or encourage cooperation within and among countries, and this is particularly pertinent to the governance of water. This book fills a lacuuna by providing an interdisciplinary examination of transboundary water governance, presenting a range of novel and emerging theoretical approaches. Acknowledging that issues vary across different regions, the book provides a global view from South and Central America, Africa, Asia and the Middles East, with the case studies offering civil society and public managers concrete situations that indicate difficulties and successes in water sharing between bordering countries. The volume highlights the links between natural resources, political geography, international politics and development, with chapters delving into the role of paradiplomacy, the challenges of climate change adaptation, and the interconnections between aquifers and international development. With rising demand for water in the face of climate change, this book aims to stimulate further theoretical, conceptual and methodological debate to the field of transboundary water governance to ensure peaceful and fair access to shared water resources. 

Presentation: theories and tensions regarding transboundary water uses Wagner Costa Ribeiro Luis Paulo Batista da Silva Isabella Battistello Espíndola   PART 1   Chapter 1 - Climate change, adaptation, and risk of conflict in international river basins: beyond the conventional wisdom Ken Conca   Chapter 2 - Exploring hydroparadiplomacy Jeroen Warner   Chapter 3 - Framing the transboundary waters: political scales, governance and cooperation      PART 2   Chapter 4 - Beyond conflict and cooperation in Central American transboundary river basins: crossroads of actors and borders Edith Kauffer   Chapter 5 - Southern African transboundary waters: non-state actors in the Inkomati-Usuthu water management area and the Okavango river basin Richard Meissner   Chapter 6 - The politics of water in the case of Syria Marwan Safar Jalani Hussam Hussein   Chapter 7 - Discussions on water governance in the Paraguay (South America) and Tagus (luso-hispanic) river basins Flávia Darre Barbosa PART 3   Chapter 8 - U.S.-Mexico border groundwater environmental conservation: Mexico’s public policy analysis 1948-2022 Gonzalo Hatch Kuri Yussef Ricardo Abud Russell   Chapter 9 - Saline water, peace and security: analyzing the impact of desalination on transboundary groundwater interactions in the Middle East Maureen Walschot   Chapter 10 - A new pathway for managing the Guarani Aquifer System: the