A couple of good reports from the Global Water Partnership's Technical Committee.
1) International Law - Facilitating Transboundary Water Cooperation GWP
Technical Committee Background Paper No. 17, by Prof. Patricia Wouters
Pat started her career in Alberta; she is a good friend and an even better lawyer.
Published in the International Year of Water Cooperation (2013), this paper explores how international law facilitates transboundary cooperation in a manner that is accessible to the wider transboundary water community. It discusses the norms and principles contained in treaties and rules of customary law, and examines how these work in selected case studies from across the GWP network.
2) The Economic Value of Moving Toward a More Water Secure World
GWP Technical Committee Background Paper No. 18, by Dale Whittington, Claudia Sadoff and Maura Allaire
In a period where public financial resources are particularly limited, how do
we prioritize investments in water security? Which aspects are most critical for enabling growth? What are the most significant investments needed to increase water security? And how can economics inform policy-makers who must decide how to allocate resources to water management? This paper provides a synthesis of current thinking about these complex issues and guidance for what has to be done.
Enjoy!
"A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done." - Fred Allen
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