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Quantifying and Simplifying the 1997 UNWC’s Guidelines to Mitigate Hegemony in Transboundary Watercourse Negotiations
Independent Researcher, Salt Lake City, USA
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Journal of Water Resource and Protection·Volume 15 (2023)·Pages 215–228·Published 8 May 2023·DOI10.4236/jwarp.2023.155013
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Abstract
The 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UNWC) contains a negotiation framework for transboundary water rights. However, it is a subjective document open to a wide range of possibilities and interpretations. Water Rights Allocations (WRAs) as described by Dinar and Nigatu (2013) and Dinar and Tsur (2017) provide a limited number of quantifiable allocation possibilities based on the UNWC. It is suggested that this methodology streamlines the negotiation process and reduces the effects of hydro hegemony. These methodologies are explored and applied through a case study on the Orontes River Basin.
KeywordsOrontes RiverAssi RiverTransboundary WatercoursesEquitable and Reasonable Utilization1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International WatercoursesLebanon-Syria Relations
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