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

cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.subregionCuvelai River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionLake Chad River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionOkavango River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionOrange-Senqu River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionPungwe River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionRuvuma River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionSenegal River Basin
cg.coverage.subregionZambezi River Basin
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2021.232en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050830
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
cg.river.basinLIMPOPOen
cg.river.basinNIGERen
cg.river.basinVOLTAen
dc.contributor.authorInternational Water Management Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-08T17:22:40Zen
dc.date.available2021-12-08T17:22:40Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116605
dc.titleData sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendationsen
dcterms.abstractData 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2021
dcterms.bibliographicCitationInternational 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]en
dcterms.extent8p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIWMI Water Policy Brief 43en
dcterms.issued2021-12-07
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectdata managementen
dcterms.subjectinformation exchangeen
dcterms.subjectinternational watersen
dcterms.subjectriver basin managementen
dcterms.subjectframeworksen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectsurface wateren
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren
dcterms.subjectparametersen
dcterms.subjectdata transmissionen
dcterms.subjectmodellingen
dcterms.subjectwater useen
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen
dcterms.subjectrisk assessmenten
dcterms.subjectenvironmental impacten
dcterms.subjectwater policiesen
dcterms.subjectinternational cooperationen
dcterms.subjectinternational agreementsen
dcterms.subjectfloodsen
dcterms.subjectdroughten
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen
dcterms.typeBrief

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