Towards effective cooperation dynamics in transboundary river basins: a case study of the Nile and Orontes rivers

ABSTRACT

Currently the Nile and the Orontes River basins are in the international spotlight as tension escalates between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in the former and between Syria and Turkey in the latter. In this article we investigate the cooperation dynamics between nation states in the two basins. We analyze the obstacles to cooperation that prevent the improvement of these dynamics through a novel analytical framework that enables researchers and policymakers to understand the cooperation dynamics in these transboundary river basins through a common set of terminologies and definitions.

KEYWORDS:

• Transboundary river basin
• transboundary cooperation
• water management
• Nile river
• Orontes river

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