Governance of Transboundary Aquifers: Balancing Efficiency, Equity and Sustainability

Transboundary Water Management in Latin America: Personal Reflections

“…A good attempt is being made to manage the Guarani Aquifer, but it is still at its initial stages (Amore, 2011). Because of this situation, one of the papers very specifically commissioned for this issue is a thinkpiece, which assesses the current situation in transboundary groundwater management and provides a roadmap for the future (Brooks, 2011).…”

Assessment of emerging hydrological, water quality issues and policy discussion on water sharing of transboundary Kabul River

“…Transparent sharing of discharge data through installation of satellite-based real-time telemetry systems, timely sharing of data regarding new Afghan projects, a combined hydrological database and cooperation in ensuring quality of water bodies. A Hydrologic Information System using RS and GIS can facilitate data access within governmental institutions and among stakeholders (Comair et al, 2014) (Brooks & Linton, 2011). Groundwater development is a common practice in both the basin states and with the passage of time groundwater developments have not only increased but have also become an important source for irrigation.…”

Historical Political Ecology of Water: Access to Municipal Drinking Water in Colonial Lima, Peru (1578–1700)

“…Most important, unequal water access (Swyngedouw 2004;Bakker 2011;Loftus 2011) and the related politics of surface water or aquifer management (Swyngedouw 1999;Norman and Bakker 2008;Brooks and Linton 2011;Jepson 2012) have proven integral themes in understanding current-day water systems and have been shown to have both important historical antecedents and long-term legacy effects. Second, analyses of urban development and urban-rural relations related to water demonstrate strong urban bias, with urban uses often privileged in cases of conflicting multiple uses of water (multifunctionality).…”