Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians
The environment and security literature has argued that freshwater scarcity often leads to inter-state conflict, and possibly acute violence. The contention, however, ignores the long history of hydro-political cooperation exemplified by hundreds o...
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okr-10986-74822021-04-23T14:02:33Z Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians Dinar, Shlomi Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep ABUNDANCE OF WATER AVAILABLE WATER CANALS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMON PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION CROP PRODUCTION CUBIC METERS DECISION MAKERS DEFORESTATION DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXPORT EXTERNALITIES FLOOD CONTROL FLOOD PROTECTION FORESTRY FRESHWATER RESOURCES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GROUNDWATER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS INTERNATIONAL WATERS LAND ECONOMICS MIDDLE EAST NATURAL RESOURCES PIPELINES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH PRICE OF WATER PRODUCTION PROCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN DISPUTES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVERS SCARCE WATER SCARCE WATER RESOURCES TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TREATIES WATER AGREEMENTS WATER ALLOCATION WATER ALLOCATION ISSUES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER LAW WATER POLICY WATER QUANTITY WATER SCARCITY WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLIES WATERWAYS The environment and security literature has argued that freshwater scarcity often leads to inter-state conflict, and possibly acute violence. The contention, however, ignores the long history of hydro-political cooperation exemplified by hundreds of documented agreements. Building on a theory that considers the relationship between scarcity and hydro-political cooperation, this paper empirically investigates why treaties are negotiated for some rivers and between some riparians, and not others. The paper suggests that long-term water scarcity has a significant influence on levels of cooperation. Additional variables considered include trade, level of governance among the riparian states, and the geography of the river. Findings confirm that cooperation and scarcity embody a concave (inverted U curve) relationship. Governance has a positive impact on cooperation. In addition, riparians may either arrange the use of their scarce water resources via a treaty or trade (and indirectly exchange [virtual] water). Scarcity, governance, and trade were found to be most salient in explaining levels of cooperation while geography is significant in some of the estimates. 2012-06-07T22:06:50Z 2012-06-07T22:06:50Z 2007-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8006474/scarperation-empirical-inquiry-role-scarcity-fostering-cooperation-between-international-river-riparians http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7482 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4294 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ABUNDANCE OF WATER AVAILABLE WATER CANALS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMON PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION CROP PRODUCTION CUBIC METERS DECISION MAKERS DEFORESTATION DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXPORT EXTERNALITIES FLOOD CONTROL FLOOD PROTECTION FORESTRY FRESHWATER RESOURCES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GROUNDWATER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS INTERNATIONAL WATERS LAND ECONOMICS MIDDLE EAST NATURAL RESOURCES PIPELINES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH PRICE OF WATER PRODUCTION PROCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN DISPUTES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVERS SCARCE WATER SCARCE WATER RESOURCES TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TREATIES WATER AGREEMENTS WATER ALLOCATION WATER ALLOCATION ISSUES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER LAW WATER POLICY WATER QUANTITY WATER SCARCITY WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLIES WATERWAYS |
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ABUNDANCE OF WATER AVAILABLE WATER CANALS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMON PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION CROP PRODUCTION CUBIC METERS DECISION MAKERS DEFORESTATION DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXPORT EXTERNALITIES FLOOD CONTROL FLOOD PROTECTION FORESTRY FRESHWATER RESOURCES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GROUNDWATER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS INTERNATIONAL WATERS LAND ECONOMICS MIDDLE EAST NATURAL RESOURCES PIPELINES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH PRICE OF WATER PRODUCTION PROCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN DISPUTES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVERS SCARCE WATER SCARCE WATER RESOURCES TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TREATIES WATER AGREEMENTS WATER ALLOCATION WATER ALLOCATION ISSUES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER LAW WATER POLICY WATER QUANTITY WATER SCARCITY WATER SHARING WATER SUPPLIES WATERWAYS Dinar, Shlomi Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4294 |
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The environment and security literature
has argued that freshwater scarcity often leads to
inter-state conflict, and possibly acute violence. The
contention, however, ignores the long history of
hydro-political cooperation exemplified by hundreds of
documented agreements. Building on a theory that considers
the relationship between scarcity and hydro-political
cooperation, this paper empirically investigates why
treaties are negotiated for some rivers and between some
riparians, and not others. The paper suggests that long-term
water scarcity has a significant influence on levels of
cooperation. Additional variables considered include trade,
level of governance among the riparian states, and the
geography of the river. Findings confirm that cooperation
and scarcity embody a concave (inverted U curve)
relationship. Governance has a positive impact on
cooperation. In addition, riparians may either arrange the
use of their scarce water resources via a treaty or trade
(and indirectly exchange [virtual] water). Scarcity,
governance, and trade were found to be most salient in
explaining levels of cooperation while geography is
significant in some of the estimates. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Dinar, Shlomi Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep |
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Dinar, Shlomi Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep |
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Dinar, Shlomi |
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Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians |
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Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians |
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Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians |
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Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians |
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Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians |
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scarperation : an empirical inquiry into the role of scarcity in fostering cooperation between international river riparians |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8006474/scarperation-empirical-inquiry-role-scarcity-fostering-cooperation-between-international-river-riparians http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7482 |
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