Grey, DavidSadoff, ClaudiaConnors, Genevieve2016-04-112016-04-112016-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24048Building real cooperation on transboundary waters is always a lengthy and complex journey. Embracing cooperation is no simple task for a nation state, not least because of the perceived costs of the erosion of sovereignty, however small that erosion might be. While there are many examples of where cooperation is non-existent or weak, there are also examples of robust cooperation. This essay examines these questions through a practitioner’s lens to draw a few lessons from experience on why countries cooperate and how cooperation can be achieved.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWATER QUALITYBASININTERNATIONAL RIVERSKNOWLEDGECOMMONEROSIONFLOODPLAINSWATER MANAGEMENTBASIN DEVELOPMENTCLIMATE CHANGERIPARIAN COUNTRIESIRRIGATIONWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINSPOWER GENERATIONSEASRIVER BASINBASINSCOOPERATIONBASIN MANAGEMENTBASIN POPULATIONCLIMATEPARTNERSHIPWATER POLICYWATERCLIMATESBIODIVERSITYRIVER BASINSMILLION PEOPLERIVER DEVELOPMENTHYDROPOWERRIPARIAN STATESPOLLUTIONFLOOD MANAGEMENTTRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASINSRIVERSRESEARCHRIVER REGULATIONWATERSENVIRONMENTNAVIGATIONRIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENTDAMRIPARIANTRANSBOUNDARY WATERSRIVERChapterWorld Bank10.1596/24048