Good transboundary water management is crucial for peace, security, economic development and environmental sustainability.
Transboundary agreements are one thing. Mapping water security risks another. But it is tangible action and investment on the ground where transboundary water governance has impact, where the academic reasoning for transboundary dialogue translates into actual water security.
-- James Dalton, Head Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Water and Land Management TeamÌý
310+
transboundary river and lake basins worldwide and each one of these basins face different and unique environmental, social, economic and political challenges.
60%
of the world’s transboundary river and lake basins lack any cooperative management framework.
Fundamentally, the governance and management of water resources needs to be just as interconnected as the natural system itself, flowing from source to sea and integrating a rich diversity of landscapes, actors and processes.
-- Alejandro Iza, Head Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Environmental Law Team
To celebrate the 2022 World Wetlands Day, the Living Buna project partners release two videos portraying the efforts of the local community to safeguard the wetlands in the Buna River delta in Albania.
Transboundary water governance and diplomacy
