The Politics of Water:A Survey

This authoritative reference work gives timely information on the global politics of water. Readers will find case studies on a variety of complex water situations, from the Okavango River that flows through Angola, Namibia and Botswana, to the Euphrates-Tigris of the Upper Persian Gulf.
With the current threat of climate change and increasing demand on water resources, the book gives valuable insight into an increasingly politicized topic. Politics of Water is a welcome addition to Routledge’s extensive The Politics of … reference series.
Readers will benefit from:

essays on major topics in water politics from a variety of contributors (thirteen in all), including Is water politics? Towards international water relations and The politics of water and mining in South Africa
sensitive debate on gender issues, reflecting the fact that in many cultures men are responsible for the supply of water, and women as cultivators and house keepers are the major users
an A-Z glossary of key terms, issues, organizations, etc. in water politics
information on selected major river basins of the world, including maps detailing water consumption and resources.
The Politics of Water is a useful guide to the politics surrounding the availability and provision of water on a world-wide scale. It will prove to be a useful reference source for anyone interested in, or studying, the politics of water and climate change.

Is water politics? Towards international water relations
JEROEN WARNER AND KAI WEGERICH

The politics of sharing water: International law, sovereignty and
transboundary rivers and aquifers
STEPHEN C. MCCAFFREY AND KATE J. NEVILLE

The multi-level governance of water and state-building processes: A
longue durée perspective
JEREMY ALLOUCHE

Hydrosolidarity as water security in the Okavango River Basin
PÅL ARNE DAVIDSEN

Transboundary water interaction: Reconsidering conflict and
co-operation
MARK ZEITOUN AND NAHO MIRUMACHI

Hydro-hegemonic politics: A crossroads on the Euphrates-Tigris?
JEROEN WARNER

The politics of water and mining in South Africa
ANTHONY TURTON

Water rights politics
RUTGERD BOELENS

The politics of gender in water and the gender of water politics
MARGREET Z. ZWARTEVEEN

Rural poverty reduction: What’s irrigation got to do with it?
KAI WEGERICH

　
A–Z GLOSSARY
JENS TREFFNER, VINCENT MIOC AND KAI WEGERICH

　
INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS
JENS TREFFNER, VINCENT MIOC AND KAI WEGERICH

Aral Sea (Amu Darya and Syr Darya)
Colorado-Rio Grande-Tijuana
Danube
Euphrates-Tigris
Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna basins
Indus
Jordan basin
La Plata
Mekong
Murray-Darling
Nile basin
Okavango
Rhine