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Royal Geographical Society and Institute of British Geographers Annual
Conference
'Global social justice and environmental sustainability'
London 30th August - 1st September 2006
2nd Call for papers
'From dividing to sharing resources?: Water boundary management in the
21st century'
In recent years, questions concerning transboundary water resources,
including those on issues of sovereignty and global governance, have
gained prominence. Many of the world's international boundaries are
formed, at least in part, by rivers, lakes, and estuaries.
Traditionally, these boundaries have been viewed as sites of territorial
division, but as water resources become increasingly scarce, countries
are being compelled to consider ways in which they can share these
resources. This session will aim to analyse the extent to which
countries are beginning to think in these terms, and could include,
issues for identifying boundaries in fresh water bodies, disputes
arising from river/lake boundary problems and the politics of up, and
down, stream states within shared fresh water systems. It could also
investigate work on international river boundary commissions and
strategies for managing such boundaries effectively.
We invite papers on topics including:
* the management of transboundary freshwater resources
* case studies of transborder resource disputes
* bilateral and multilateral cooperation on water usage
* river/lake boundary issues and boundary/border commissions.
This session is sponsored by the Political Geography Research Group of
the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and coordinated by the
International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) at Durham University.
Those interested in submitting abstracts for this session should contact
Alison Williams ([log in to unmask]).
The deadline for abstract submissions is January 31, 2006.
Dr. Alison J Williams
Research Associate
International Boundaries Research Unit
Geography Department
Durham University
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0191 33 41933
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