This publication provides an overview of the worlds shared water resources and insights for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits to be gained from cooperation and the challenges of constructing legal frameworks, institutions, management processes and financing and partnership strategies to govern transboundary waters equitably and sustainably.
Includes bibliographic references. Original English language edition published in 2008. Also available in separate English, Spanish, Lao, Khmer and Vietnamese language versions.