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Data sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendations

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Title Data sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendations
 
Creator International Water Management Institute
 
Subject data management
information exchange
international waters
river basin management
frameworks
water management
surface water
groundwater
parameters
data transmission
modelling
water use
water quality
risk assessment
environmental impact
water policies
international cooperation
international agreements
floods
drought
monitoring
 
Description Data exchange in transboundary waters is fundamental to advance cooperation in water management. Nonetheless, the degree to which data are actually shared is falling short of basin-level and international targets. A global assessment revealed that a reasonable proportion of river basins exchange some data, but the breadth of such exchange is often limited and not regular. More in-depth examination of African basins nonetheless suggests that a real need for, and use of, water data appears to motivate exchange. Indeed, evidence suggests that data exchange needs which are more directly felt enhance exchange, e.g., the direct need to minimize flood impacts or manage transboundary infrastructure. As such, data sharing is much more likely to be considered as being successful if it responds to a palpable need and serves practical uses. Also, in developing data exchange programs, it may be prudent to adopt a focused and sequential approach to data exchange that starts with a short-list of most needed parameters.
 
Date 2021-12-07
2021-12-08T17:22:40Z
2021-12-08T17:22:40Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Data sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendations. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 43) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.232]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116605
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Water_Policy_Briefs/PDF/wpb43.pdf
https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.232
H050830
 
Language en
 
Relation IWMI Water Policy Brief 43
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 8p.
 
Publisher International Water Management Institute (IWMI)