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Transboundary Waters and Their Status in Today’s Water-Scarce World

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  • Hüseyin Gökçekuş

    (Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Via Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Cyprus
    Energy, Environment, and Water Research Center (ENÇESU-2019), Near East University, Via Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Cyprus
    Engineering Faculty, University of Kyrenia, Via Mersin 10, Kyrenia 99138, Cyprus)

  • Farhad Bolouri

    (Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Via Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Cyprus
    Energy, Environment, and Water Research Center (ENÇESU-2019), Near East University, Via Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Cyprus)

Abstract

Approximately 40% of the world’s population lives in transboundary river and lake basins, accounting for an estimated 60% of global freshwater flow. These shared water resources support the livelihoods of more than 3 billion people. Today, with the decrease in the amount of water in the world, the dispute over transboundary waters has increased. In this research, using library studies (including articles, books, reliable reports from the United Nations and other relevant organizations, etc.), problems of the most important transboundary waters have been investigated. Because transboundary water problems are widespread all over the world, solutions by researchers, relevant organizations such as UN sub-organizations, and politicians have been suggested. In this research, emphasizing the cases of diplomacy and hydro-hegemony, risk, water–energy–food nexus, and 5P, this issue is investigated. Finally, by examining the most important problems of transboundary waters all over the world, as well as the most critical cases and using successful experiences in the world in solving transboundary water crises, peaceful proposals to solve such problems and reach sustainable solutions in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been proposed depending on the regional and country conditions of each of these basins.

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  • Hüseyin Gökçekuş & Farhad Bolouri, 2023. "Transboundary Waters and Their Status in Today’s Water-Scarce World," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:5:p:4234-:d:1081550
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