INEF Policy Brief on local waterconflicts and development cooperation
Growing water scarcity increases competition for the access to the
resource and subsequent conflict potentials in many countries. Water
management and related conflicts are increasingly a question of
distributive justice and political legitimacy. The Policy Brief "Scarce
Water, Plenty of Conflicts? Local Water Conflicts and the Role of
Development Cooperation" (3/2008) by Annabelle Houdret analyses the causes
of intrastate water conflicts and introduces the main challenges for
international development cooperation. By typologising water conflicts and
showing corresponding policy options the paper provides an overview of
possible strategies to cope with water conflicts. Finally, the Policy
Brief offers recommendations on how to better identify, resolve and
prevent conflicts in the water sector.
The Policy Brief 3/2008 can be downloaded.
Contact information |
Director: Prof. Dr. Tobias Debiel / Executive Director: Dr. Cornelia Ulbert / Secretary's Office:Ursula Schuermann: Institut fuer Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) / Institute for Development and Peace: Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften / Department for Social Sciences, Universitaet Duisburg-Essen / Campus Duisburg, D-47048 Duisburg, Standort/Location: Geibelstr. 41 / SG 069; D-47057 Duisburg
(email: tobias.debiel@inef.uni-due.de ; cornelia.ulbert@inef.uni-due.de ; inef-sek@inef.uni-due.de) Phone: +49203/379-4421 /+49203/379-4422 / +49203/379-4420 / Fax.: +49203/379-4425 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://inef.uni-due.de/page/EPubl.html?lang=en |
Source of information | INEF Policy Briefs |
Keyword(s) | water scarcity |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
Geographical coverage | International |
News date | 25/02/2008 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |