The following Case Studies are adapted from:
Wolf, Aaron T. and Joshua T. Newton. 2008. "Case Studies of Transboundary Dispute Resolution." Appendix C in, Delli Priscoli, Jerry and Aaron T. Wolf. Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
The purpose of the case studies are to review the literature on water disputes and related water treaties to gain an understanding of why previous and current disputes over water have occurred and to seek out lessons to be learned in preventing similar future disputes. This work focuses on transboundary freshwaters. The case studies accessible below are summaries of the processes of conflict resolution are offered here for comparative purposes. PDFs of each case study are below; the maps can found in the Map and Image Gallery.
International River Basins
Africa
Asia
Euphrates-Tigris
Ganges
Indus
Jordan (including West Bank aquifers)
Kura-Araks
Mekong
Middle East
Salween
Europe
South America
Aquifer Systems
Guarani aquifer
US-Mexico aquifers
West Bank aquifers (included with Jordan watershed)
Lakes
Aral Sea
Great Lakes
Lake Titicaca
Engineering Works
Subject Case Studies
River Basins Organizations
International Water Pricing