Table of Contents
The Routledge Handbook of Water Diplomacy
Edited by Shafiqul Islam, Kevin Smith, Martina Klimes & Aaron Salzberg · Routledge, 2026
- ISBN · eBook
- 978-1-003-17843-9
- ISBN · hardback
- 978-1-032-01389-3
- ISBN · paperback
- 978-1-032-01392-3
Front matter
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List of Contributors
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Section I
Overview
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Key Themes, Concepts, and Ideas of Water Diplomacy
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Navigating the Water Diplomacy Handbook
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A Living Handbook: Connecting Handbook Contents with the AquaPedia Case Study Database
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Section II
Water Diplomacy Themes, Concepts, and Ideas
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A Hydrology Primer for Diplomats
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Water as a Source of Conflict
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Water as a Source of Cooperation
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Scales of Water Diplomacy
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Water Diplomacy Paths: An Approach to Recognize Water Diplomacy Actions
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Water Diplomacy and Third-Party Engagement
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Actors in Water Diplomacy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Common Water Diplomacy Challenges
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Mapping the Water Diplomacy Problem Space
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Managing Water Diplomacy Processes
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The Role of Scientific Uncertainties in Transboundary Water Negotiations
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The Role of Distrust in Transboundary Water Relations
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Creating and Distributing Benefits in Water Diplomacy
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The Role of Knowledge Transmission in Water Diplomacy
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Disinformation Challenges in Water Governance and Diplomacy
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Tools of Water Diplomacy
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Building Political Will for Water Diplomacy
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Joint Fact-Finding to Tackle Difficult Water Challenges
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Modeling to Support Water Management Negotiations
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Mutual Gains Negotiation in Water Diplomacy
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Water Markets: Tools for Management and Diplomacy
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Game Theory: Insights for Water Diplomacy
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Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Transformative Approaches: Assessing Progress and Potential in Water Diplomacy
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The Use of Games in Water Diplomacy with Communities
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International Law and Water Diplomacy
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Conflict Systems Analysis: Integrating Climate and Water Risks
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Capacity Development for Water Diplomacy: The Experience Exchange Approach
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Movement Building Transformative Water Diplomacy Approaches
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Section V
Perspectives
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The UN Watercourses Convention and Its Relevance to Water Diplomacy and Negotiated Agreements
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Groundwater Diplomacy: Addressing Unseen but Essential Water Resources
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Organizations as Third Parties
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The Human Right to Water and Its Relevance in Transboundary Contexts
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Regional Perspectives on Water and Diplomacy
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Principled, Pragmatic, and Possible: Water Diplomacy in the Great Bay Estuary
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Neither Necessary nor Sufficient: Roles and Relevance of Enabling Conditions in Resolving Complex Water Problems at Different Scales
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Section VI
Case Studies at the Transnational Scale
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Türkiye's Perspective on Water Cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin
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The Complexity of Transboundary Water Negotiations: A Case Study of Afghanistan and Iran
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The Salween River Basin: Navigating Transboundary Governance, Development Pressures, and Civil Society Engagement in China, Myanmar, and Thailand
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The Jordan River Basin 70 Years After the Johnston Plan
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Water Diplomacy in Support of Sustainable Development: The Case of the Sava River Basin
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Factors That Contribute to Successful Diplomatic Outcomes: Case Study of the Colorado River Basin Cross-Boundary Institution
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Failed Attempts to Conclude Water Agreements: The Case of the Silala
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Safeguarding the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest: A Shared Commitment for Future India–Bangladesh Water Agreements
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Section VII
Case Studies at the Subnational Scale
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Urmia Lake Restoration Process: Challenges and Applicability of Water Diplomacy Framework
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Indigenous Nations, Water, and Conflict
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Seeing Underground: Understanding Complexity in the Great Basin Groundwater Grab
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Case Studies at the Community Scale
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Sukhomajri Water Management as a Coupled System: Understanding of and Adapting to Evolving Changes in System Dynamics
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The Role of Heritage in Understanding Community-Scale Water Diplomacy: A Case Study of the Al-Ghab Plain in Syria
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Section IX
Reflections
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Ground Rules for Water Diplomacy Negotiators
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Water Diplomacy and Transboundary Watercourses: Obstacles and Related Issues in Some Middle Eastern Cases
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Hydrodiplomacy: The Case of Post-Independence Namibia
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The Evolving Landscape of Diplomacy
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Back matter
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Epilogue — Navigating the Future of Water Diplomacy
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Glossary — A Guide to Key Terms in the Handbook
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Index
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