1. The Watercourses Convention, Hydro-hegemony and Transboundary Water Issues
- Author:
- Joyeeta Gupta
- Publication Date:
- 09-2016
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- The International Spectator
- Institution:
- Istituto Affari Internazionali
- Abstract:
- The 2014 entry into force of the UN Watercourses Convention of 1997 could institutionalise water law globally, thereby countering hydro-hegemonic approaches. However, since the Convention is out of date; has been ratified by only 36, mostly downstream countries; does not require amendments of pre-existing treaties; and has no Conference of the Parties to ensure that it becomes a living treaty, its actual influence in addressing the evolving problems in transboundary river basins remains minimal. Nevertheless, it is not unimaginable that with an appropriate follow-up to this Convention, it could be converted into a living and relevant framework convention in the future.
- Topic:
- Politics, Treaties and Agreements, United Nations, Water, and Hegemony
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus