Transboundary Water
According to the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), regional cooperation on transboundary waters is a public good that benefits all parties and can open new opportunities for riparian states to sustainably develop water resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidelines on the utilization of wastewater between nations and institutional mechanisms for the assessment of transboundary aquifers, among other resources that support effective management of transboundary waters.
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Transboundary Water Resources
Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy and the Colorado River Compact
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The year 1997 marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Colorado River Compact. Delegates from the seven Colorado River Basin states met on November 9, 1922 in New Mexico to discuss, negotiate and ultimately work out the compact. It was then signed in the Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe,...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaGroundwater Use and Re-Use in the Transboundary Santa Cruz River Basin
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The fourth edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR4), 'Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk' was recently launched at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and Michel Jarraud, UN-Water Chair. The WWDR4 is a comprehensive review...Read more
Climate Change and Population Growth Impacts on the Transboundary Santa Cruz Aquifer
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The USA and Mexico have initiated comprehensive assessment of 4 of the 18 aquifers underlying their 3000 km border. Binational management of groundwater is not currently proposed. University and agency researchers plus USA and Mexican federal, state, and local agency staff have collaboratively...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanUtilization of Wastewater on the United States/Mexico Border: Management Options for Mexican Effluent in Ambos Nogales
National Water Research Institute
Along the Arizona-Sonora border, the same wastewater that was once considered only a threat to public health is now seen as a valuable commodity. In the present period, growing populations, more demand for fixed supplies of water and extended drought have made people realize effluent's true...Read more
Colorado River Basin Study
CH2M HILL
In 2010, Reclamation and the seven U.S. basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) commenced the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study to identify potential supply and demand imbalances facing the Colorado River basin over the next 50 years, as...Read more
Aqueduct
World Resources Institute
Aqueduct is a global water risk mapping tool helps companies, investors, governments, and other users understand where and how water risks and opportunities are emerging worldwide. Read more
Promoting Transboundary Water Cooperation: Challenges and Model Solutions Part II
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January 27, 2015 This webinar is the second in a series discussing the challenges and solutions in transboundary water cooperation. The webinar covers hydrodiplomacy, confronting power asymetry, multilevel governance and harmonization of all instituions and organizations, and water diplomacy and justice.Read more
Promoting Transboundary Water Cooperation: Challenges and Model Solutions Part I
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September 28, 2015Part I of this series provides an overview of transboundary water conflicts and potential solutions with the support of practical experiences of three experts in the field. Read more
National Water Level Observation Network
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October 15, 2013National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The NWLON is a coastal observing network of 175 stations nationwide, including the Great Lakes and Pacific as well as Atlantic Ocean Island Territories and Possessions that collects continuous long-term water level observations to a known vertical reference. NWLON data communications include near...Read more
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