Legal frameworks for the governance of international transboundary aquifers: Pre- and post-ISARM experience

Burchi, Stefano

doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.04.007

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“…An ef fec tive so lu tion to this prob lem may be the use of a nu mer i cal hy dro dy namic model (HÝjberg et al, 2007;Doherty and Simmons, 2013). Many meth od ol o gies are con sis tent in terms of the data har mo ni za tion and joint mon i toring needed to eval u ate TBAs (Burchi, 2018;UNESCO, 2020). The cur rent study high lights that these very im por tant steps have al ready been taken in the Bug-San TAS to pro vide a solid sci en tific ba sis for the de fin ing of the cross-bor der GWBs.…”

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The importance of transboundary aquifer management between Poland and Ukraine for the protection of common water

Solovey,

Janica,

Harasymchuk

et al. 2023

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Transboundary hydrogeological units between Poland and Ukraine within the Bug and San River basins are identified, based on harmonized geological and hydrogeological data used for development of a numerical simulation of groundwater flows across the state border. This numerical model shows that the cross-border exchange of groundwater in aquifers takes place in a limited area and the flow pattern can be disturbed by the groundwater exploitation. Abstraction at current levels slightly increases the transboundary groundwater flow from Poland to Ukraine and minimally reduces the flow in the opposite direction, though not reversing the direction of water flow at the border. The simulated drawdowns do not have a transboundary range, but negative effects on surface water resources are noticeable. Estimates show that groundwater runoff to rivers decreased and infiltration losses through the riverbed increased. The quantitative status of the transboundary aquifers has not deteriorated significantly under the current exploitation but in the light of ambitious maximum allowable values for water abstraction, and in the absence of joint resource management, this problem will arise in the near future. Joint management should focus on a broader legal consensus, improvement of institutional relations, and integration of monitoring and groundwater status assessment systems.

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The importance of transboundary aquifer management between Poland and Ukraine for the protection of common water

Solovey,

Janica,

Harasymchuk

et al. 2023

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“…Each is unique to the aquifer in question. They include the Genevese Aquifer agreement, which governs the management and allocation of water from the aquifer on the French-Swiss border (De Los Cobos, 2018); the Nubian Sandstone and North-Western Sahara Aquifer agreements, which facilitate data sharing between parties (Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, 2002;SASS, 2002, in Eckstein, 2011 and the Al-Sag/Al-Disi agreement, which created a protected area of 10 km on either side of the border for the fossil (non-recharging) aquifer (Burchi, 2018). Most recently, the UN Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers were developed to provide guidelines for countries wanting to foster agreements over the management of their transboundary aquifers.…”

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A methodology to identify vulnerable transboundary aquifer hotspots for multi-scale groundwater management

Fraser

Kalin

Kanjaye

et al. 2020

Water International

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“…The current global groundwater legal regime is inconsistent, there is limited incorporation of groundwater in existing basin treaties, and there are hardly any transboundary groundwater/aquifer agreements (Gupta & Conti, 2017; Schmeier, 2021). And at the national level, there is often a limited legal system in place (Burchi, 1999, 2018; Cuadrado‐Quesada, 2022; Nelson & Quevauviller, 2016). Hence, a more robust and holistic way to craft groundwater law is required.…”

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Revisiting groundwater law through the lenses of earth system law and rights of nature

Cuadrado‐Quesada,

Lictevout,

Schmeier

et al. 2023

WIREs Water

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Current groundwater challenges have made evident that national and international groundwater law needs a thorough revision. In this article, we explore earth system law (ESL) and rights of nature (RoN) as possible approaches to rethink groundwater law. Taking inspiration from ESL scholarship, RoN literature, Indigenous worldviews, and socio‐ecological movements, we analyze law as a critical element of the human‐political‐social system, which creates regulatory institutions with the aim to provide a social order for humanity, an order that is being affected by deteriorating earth systems, including groundwater. Recognizing RoN and thinking law through the lenses of ESL involve a new understanding of what groundwater law could be and what the subject of the law could be. So far, little attention has been given to how these approaches can be used to redesign groundwater law, and what implications this could have on groundwater governance and sustainability. Therefore, this article explores the possibility of reforming groundwater law through the lenses of ESL and RoN. It investigates which legal mechanisms are being used to recognize RoN, and what their legal and practical implications have been so far. This article aims to contribute not only to advancing the academic debate on RoN and ESL but also to share light on different ways to reform groundwater law, which includes a new understanding of sustainability and socio‐nature relations.This article is categorized under: Human Water > Rights to Water Human Water > Water Governance Science of Water > Water and Environmental Change

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Legal frameworks for the governance of international transboundary aquifers: Pre- and post-ISARM experience

Cited by 13 publications

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The importance of transboundary aquifer management between Poland and Ukraine for the protection of common water

The importance of transboundary aquifer management between Poland and Ukraine for the protection of common water

A methodology to identify vulnerable transboundary aquifer hotspots for multi-scale groundwater management

Revisiting groundwater law through the lenses of earth system law and rights of nature

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