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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

pp. xi–xx

  1. List of Contributors

    80+ scholars and practitioners

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-2

    Read → p. xi
  2. Foreword

    Jan Eliasson

    Read → p. xviii
  3. Read → p. xx

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Section I

Overview

p. 1

  1. 1

    Why We Need a Water Diplomacy Handbook

    Aaron Salzberg, Martina Klimes, Kevin M. Smith, and Shafiqul Islam

    Read → p. 3
  2. 2

    Key Themes, Concepts, and Ideas of Water Diplomacy

    Kevin M. Smith, Shafiqul Islam, Martina Klimes, and Aaron Salzberg

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-3

    Read → p. 8
  3. 3

    Navigating the Water Diplomacy Handbook

    Shafiqul Islam, Kevin M. Smith, Martina Klimes, and Aaron Salzberg

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-4

    Read → p. 23
  4. 4

    A Living Handbook: Connecting Handbook Contents with the AquaPedia Case Study Database

    Melissa Landman and Renata Bolotova

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-5

    Read → p. 45

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Section II

Water Diplomacy Themes, Concepts, and Ideas

p. 71

  1. 5

    A Hydrology Primer for Diplomats

    Scott W. Tyler and Shawn J. Wheelock

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-7

    Read → p. 73
  2. 6

    Water as a Source of Conflict

    Karen Meijer and Kyungmee Kim

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-8

    Read → p. 96
  3. 7

    Water as a Source of Cooperation

    Lynette de Silva and Aaron T. Wolf

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-9

    Read → p. 108
  4. 8

    Scales of Water Diplomacy

    Bruno Verdini

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-10

    Read → p. 116
  5. 9

    Water Diplomacy Paths: An Approach to Recognize Water Diplomacy Actions

    Marko Keskinen, Juho Haapala, Anna Huovila, Antti Rautavaara, and Suvi Sojamo

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-11

    Read → p. 123
  6. 10

    Water Diplomacy and Third-Party Engagement

    Martina Klimes

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-12

    Read → p. 133
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    Actors in Water Diplomacy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    Susanne Schmeier and Tobias von Lossow

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-13

    Read → p. 150

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Section III

Common Water Diplomacy Challenges

p. 163

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    Mapping the Water Diplomacy Problem Space

    Shafiqul Islam and Aaron Salzberg

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-15

    Read → p. 165
  2. 13

    Managing Water Diplomacy Processes

    Sebastian Kratzer and Lina Hillert

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-16

    Read → p. 179
  3. 14

    The Role of Scientific Uncertainties in Transboundary Water Negotiations

    Animesh K. Gain

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-17

    Read → p. 192
  4. 15

    The Role of Distrust in Transboundary Water Relations

    Ana Elisa Cascão

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-18

    Read → p. 202
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    Creating and Distributing Benefits in Water Diplomacy

    Ram Aviram, Clive Lipchin, Adina Halevi, and Austin Corona

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-19

    Read → p. 215
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    The Role of Knowledge Transmission in Water Diplomacy

    Yumiko Yasuda

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-20

    Read → p. 225
  7. 18

    Disinformation Challenges in Water Governance and Diplomacy

    Bhanu Neupane

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-21

    Read → p. 239

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Section IV

Tools of Water Diplomacy

p. 251

  1. 19

    Building Political Will for Water Diplomacy

    Aaron Salzberg and Ram Aviram

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-23

    Read → p. 253
  2. 20

    Joint Fact-Finding to Tackle Difficult Water Challenges

    Todd Schenk, Ben Roston, Kristin Rowles, Megan Rippy, Thomas Birkland, and Stanley Grant

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-24

    Read → p. 263
  3. 21

    Modeling to Support Water Management Negotiations

    Kevin G. Wheeler

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-25

    Read → p. 282
  4. 22

    Mutual Gains Negotiation in Water Diplomacy

    Lawrence Susskind

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-26

    Read → p. 293
  5. 23

    Water Markets: Tools for Management and Diplomacy

    Rhett B. Larson

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-27

    Read → p. 303
  6. 24

    Game Theory: Insights for Water Diplomacy

    Marc F. Müller, Michèle C. Müller-Itten, and Kaveh Madani

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-28

    Read → p. 311
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    The Use of Games in Water Diplomacy with Communities

    Marco A. Janssen and Raksha Balakrishna

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-30

    Read → p. 339
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    International Law and Water Diplomacy

    Dinara Ziganshina

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-31

    Read → p. 348
  10. 28

    Conflict Systems Analysis: Integrating Climate and Water Risks

    Tobias Petrelius

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-32

    Read → p. 358
  11. 29

    Capacity Development for Water Diplomacy: The Experience Exchange Approach

    Virginia Lee Tice, Martina Klimes, and Kerry Schneider

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-33

    Read → p. 367
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    Movement Building Transformative Water Diplomacy Approaches

    Elizabeth A. Koch and Aaron T. Wolf

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-34

    Read → p. 376

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Section V

Perspectives

p. 387

  1. 31

    The UN Watercourses Convention and Its Relevance to Water Diplomacy and Negotiated Agreements

    Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari and Luke Wilson

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-36

    Read → p. 389
  2. 32

    Groundwater Diplomacy: Addressing Unseen but Essential Water Resources

    Alice Aureli and Karen G. Villholth

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-37

    Read → p. 400
  3. 33

    Organizations as Third Parties

    Léna Salamé

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-38

    Read → p. 416
  4. 34

    The Human Right to Water and Its Relevance in Transboundary Contexts

    Mara Tignino, Tadesse Kebebew, and Christian Bréthaut

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-39

    Read → p. 424
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    Regional Perspectives on Water and Diplomacy

    Saule Ospanova and Sogol Jafarzadeh

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-40

    Read → p. 439
  6. 36

    Principled, Pragmatic, and Possible: Water Diplomacy in the Great Bay Estuary

    Kevin M. Smith and Shafiqul Islam

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-41

    Read → p. 445
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Section VI

Case Studies at the Transnational Scale

p. 479

  1. 38

    Türkiye's Perspective on Water Cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin

    Burcu Çallı and Tuğba Evrim Maden

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-44

    Read → p. 481
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  4. 41

    The Jordan River Basin 70 Years After the Johnston Plan

    Shaddad Attili

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-47

    Read → p. 522
  5. 42

    Water Diplomacy in Support of Sustainable Development: The Case of the Sava River Basin

    Dejan Komatina

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-48

    Read → p. 541
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  7. 44

    Failed Attempts to Conclude Water Agreements: The Case of the Silala

    Otto Spijkers

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-50

    Read → p. 567
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Section VII

Case Studies at the Subnational Scale

p. 589

  1. 46

    Urmia Lake Restoration Process: Challenges and Applicability of Water Diplomacy Framework

    Jalil Salimi and Mahdi Zarghami

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-53

    Read → p. 591
  2. 47

    Indigenous Nations, Water, and Conflict

    M. Alexander Pearl

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-54

    Read → p. 608
  3. 48

    Seeing Underground: Understanding Complexity in the Great Basin Groundwater Grab

    W. Todd Jarvis

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-55

    Read → p. 616

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Section VIII

Case Studies at the Community Scale

p. 639

  1. 49

    Sukhomajri Water Management as a Coupled System: Understanding of and Adapting to Evolving Changes in System Dynamics

    Enamul Choudhury and Shafiqul Islam

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-57

    Read → p. 641
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Section IX

Reflections

p. 673

  1. 51

    Ground Rules for Water Diplomacy Negotiators

    Zodwa Dlamini

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-60

    Read → p. 675
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  3. 53

    Hydrodiplomacy: The Case of Post-Independence Namibia

    Richard Meissner, Piet Heyns, Jeroen Warner, and Jo-Ansie van Wyk

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-62

    Read → p. 695
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    The Evolving Landscape of Diplomacy

    Paolo Lembo and Charlotta Sparre

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-63

    Read → p. 705

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Back matter

pp. 713–728

  1. Epilogue — Navigating the Future of Water Diplomacy

    Shafiqul Islam, Kevin M. Smith, Martina Klimes, and Aaron Salzberg

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-64

    Read → p. 713
  2. Glossary — A Guide to Key Terms in the Handbook

    Catherine Knox and Julian Tucker

    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178439-65

    Read → p. 718
  3. Index

    p. 728

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