Theorizing Transboundary Waters in International Relations by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783031433764
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

8.3.2 Innovative Approaches in Water Diplomacy

In addition to the legally binding customary and treaty law norms, water diplomacy actors have adopted and implemented new approaches that can be evaluated within non-binding soft law. In this context, the benefit sharing concept is introduced by the World Bank experts (Sadoff and Grey 2002: 389–403) with an aim to facilitate sustainable development and water cooperation in transboundary river basins such as the Nile, Orange-Senqu, Limpopo, Okavango, Zambezi, Incomati, and Congo (Turton 2008: 180–200). In line with this approach, various benefits can be identified in a transboundary river basin, thus, the purpose is to share the benefits obtained from water, not water itself. Indeed, in transboundary river basins, establishing close links between water resources management and development-related sectors and resources will allow for the creation of a regional benefit pool. Thus, the agenda of cooperation targeted in transboundary river systems will expand, and the necessary link will be established between cooperation and regional development. In transboundary river basins, states may prefer to adopt benefit sharing approach, which incorporates coordinated policy and practices in the water-based development sectors such as energy, agriculture, health, and environment. The benefit-sharing approach could also facilitate stability, peace, cooperation, and prosperity in transboundary river basins (Table 8.1).Table 8.1 Potential benefits of regional water cooperation

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