Case studies

During its first phase of activities, PCCP asked experts that were involved in the management of selected river basins to author a series of case studies. They provide an important summary of data related to the hydrology of the river basins in addition to substantial information on the historical management of the water resources. The legal, political and economic aspects of cooperation were also analyzed and assessed.

Starting from PCCP’s second phase, the case study exercise was used in an innovative approach that combined research with cooperation process support. The following case studies followed this approach: Lake Titicaca (Peru-Bolivia), Mono River Basin (Togo-Benin), and Ostua Metapan Aquifer (Guatemala-El Salvador)

Africa

• Grégoire Alé and Hatimi Tchabore, Cas du bassin du Mono (Togo-Bénin). [forthcoming]
• Alavaro Carmo Vas and Pieter van der Zaag, Sharing the Incomati Waters: Cooperation and Competition in the Balance, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 102 p., Summary
• Alan Nicol, The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 33 p., Summary

Americas

• Hernán Romero and César Reyes, El sistema acuifero Ostua Metapan. [forthcoming]
• Keith W. Muckleston, International Management in the Columbia River System, UNESCO-IHP, 47 p. Summary
• Raùl Artiga, The Case of the Trifinio Plan in the Upper Lempa: Opportunities and Challenges for the Shared Management of Central American Transnational Basins, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 13 p., Summary
• Isaac Martinez Gonzalez and Rolando Zuleta Roncal with the support of Anibal Pacheco Miranda and Julio Sanjines Gotilla, Co-operation on the lake Titicaca, in Spanish, UNESCO-IHP, 2006, 105 p., Summary

Asia

• Ti Le-Huu and Lien Nguyen Duc in cooperation with Apichart Anukularmphai, Do Hong Phan, Khammone Ponekeo, Pech Sokhem and Zhang Hai-Lun, Mekong Case Study, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 56 p., Summary (forthcoming)
• Viktor Dukhovny and Vadim Sokolov, Lessons on Cooperation Building to Manage Water Conflicts in the Aral Sea Basin, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 50 p., Summary

Europe

• Ine D. Frijters and Jan Leentvaar, Rhine Case Study, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 33 p., Summary

Middle East

• Munther J. Haddadin and Uri Shamir, Jordan Case Study, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 41p., Summary

Desk study

• Eric Mostert, Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of International Freshwater Resources: A Global Review, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 63 p., Summary