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Issue 24: March-April 2003 |
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NEW TITLES FROM UNU PRESS International Waters
Sharing of water resources among basin countries is a major preoccupation for those responsible for managing international water systems. Planned water transfer schemes can result in dispute, both in environmental and security contexts. The first transboundary transfer of water occurred in Southern
Africa, between Lesotho and South Africa. With a
large disparity in availability of water between the relatively wet
northern part of the region and the drier south, Southern Africa is one of
the world’s most critical regions in terms of water management. Mikiyasu Nakayama,
editor of International
Waters in Southern Africa, In the
region’s new political setting, all countries can now participate in
discussions on an equal footing. This change may be interpreted as an
opportunity for greater participation, or as the dangerous empowerment of
self interest. International Waters in Southern Africa examines
both the risks and opportunities for water management in this new
political environment. Mikiyasu
Nakayama is Associate
Dean and Professor of the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
Fellow contributors to this book are Piet Heyns,
Carl Bruch, Meredith
A. Giordano, Aaron T. Wolf, Kazimierz A. Salewicz, Anthony Turton,
Peter Ashton, Munyaradzi
Chenje, Abdullahi Elmi Mohamed, Richard Meissner, Zafar
Adeel and Thomas Ballatore
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