Interstate Water Compacts: Partnerships for Transboundary Water Resource Management

A Southern African Perspective on Transboundary Water Resource Management

Southern Africa is characterized by a large number of international river basins, inherent climatic variability, and a natural maldistribution of perennial rivers. The region also has a history of political instability, driven by liberation struggles against the former colonial powers and the Cold War. Southern Africa’s transboundary rivers and their associated ecosystems could become either dr...

Interregional Analysis of Interstate Dairy Compacts

In 1981, the US dairy industry experienced a major change in federal policy. From 1950 until 1981 farm level milk prices were supported at a minimum of 75 to 90 percent of parity. Under parity the support price and farm level milk prices trended upward most years. But in 1981, support prices were de-coupled from the parity index. Instead, the support price would be based on the level of milk su...

Science-policy processes for transboundary water governance.

In this policy perspective, we outline several conditions to support effective science-policy interaction, with a particular emphasis on improving water governance in transboundary basins. Key conditions include (1) recognizing that science is a crucial but bounded input into water resource decision-making processes; (2) establishing conditions for collaboration and shared commitment among acto...

Section I Interstate Water Allocation Economics Resolving Interstate Water Allocation Conflicts: Tools, Strategies, and Administrative Options

Introduction Interstate water disputes are an increasingly common occurrence throughout the United States, as the demands on transboundary water resources continue to increase in magnitude and diversity. These disputes can involve a variety of water-related issues. In the arid and semi-arid West, the interstate allocation-or "apportionment"-is normally the central and often only concern. In the...

Investment Methods in Sustainable Water Resource Management Using SAW Method