Cascao Evora Sharing Transboundary Waters Power Mena Region
Global hydropolitics experiences
1. Hydropolitics: Global experiences in transboundary river basins Ana Elisa Cascão - SIWI Presentation to Euphrates-Tigris Training Programme Stockholm, 18 May 2010
11. Water: can be source of conflict Quantity Infrastructure Quality Joint management Hydropower Border issues Irrigation Flood control ...
12. Conflictive Events by Issue Area Water sharing/allocation is a main source of conflict! Wolf et al. 2003
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15. Asymmetric Power Relations Geography Material power Bargaining power Ideational power 4 PILLARS OF POWER Framework of Hydro-Hegemony Zeitoun and Warner 2006
18. BARGAINING POWER: in interstate relations and negotiations WHO CONTROLS THE NEGOTIATIONS? WHO CONTROLS THE AGREEMENTS? WHO CONTROLS THE NUMBERS? WHO CONTROLS THE AGENDA? WHO CONTROLS THE LEGITIMACY? WHO PLAYS BETTER WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW? WHO HAS ACCESS TO INVESTMENT?
19. IDEATIONAL POWER: Power to influence perceptions Asymmetric Knowledge Sanctioned Discourse Incentives Playing with time Silent Diplomacy/ Cooperation
20. Asymmetric power in MENA river basins EGYPT SUDAN ETHIOPIA + Equatorial countries Geography Geography Geography Material power Material power Material power Bargaining power Bargaining power Bargaining power Ideational power Ideational power Ideational power ISRAEL Bargaining power Ideational power JORDAN Geography Material power Bargaining power Ideational power PALESTINE Geography Material power Bargaining power Ideational power Geography Material power Lower Jordan River Basin Nile River Basin
21. How do we move from a situation of conflict to cooperation?