Grey, DavidSadoff, ClaudiaConnors, Genevieve2016-04-112016-04-112016-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24047Building effective 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 – across countries and across time – of effective cooperation. This essay examines these issues 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 QUALITYEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSBASINECOSYSTEMRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTBASIN DEVELOPMENTCLIMATE CHANGEENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINSQUALITY OF WATERSEASRIVER BASINDAMSSTORAGE DAMSBASIN MANAGEMENTBASIN POPULATIONCLIMATEBENEFITS OF FLOOD CONTROLPARTNERSHIPWATER POLICYCLIMATESMILLION PEOPLERIVER BASINSHYDROPOWERENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTSFLOOD MANAGEMENTRIVERSBASIN INITIATIVEENVIRONMENTSHARED WATERSDAMWATER RESOURCESWATERCOURSESINTERNATIONAL RIVERSKNOWLEDGEEROSIONCOMMONLAKESWATER MANAGEMENTIRRIGATIONRIPARIAN COUNTRIESRIVER FLOWSPOWER GENERATIONHYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICSBASINSCOOPERATIONFLOOD CONTROLWATERBIODIVERSITYRIVER DEVELOPMENTMANAGEMENT OF WATERRIPARIAN STATESGLACIERSPOLLUTIONTRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASINSRESEARCHWATERSRIPARIANTRANSBOUNDARY WATERSENVIRONMENTAL FLOWSRIVERChapterWorld Bank10.1596/24047