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European Water Law and Hydropolitics

An Inquiry into the Resilience of Transboundary Water Governance in the European Union

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  • Provides the first comprehensive hydropolitical assessment of the European Union
  • Enables identification of critical risks to water cooperation among EU member states
  • Offers structural analysis of the interaction among EU, UN, basin-level and bilateral water governance

Part of the book series: Water Governance - Concepts, Methods, and Practice (WGCMP)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. General Questions of Transboundary Water Governance

  2. Transboundary Water Governance in the European Union: An Overview

  3. The Resilience of Transboundary Water Governance in the European Union: A Critical Assessment

  4. Conclusions and Recommendations

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About this book

This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of the various issues faced by countries in the European Union, where progressing climate change and urbanization pose significant cooperative challenges in a large number of river basins. Conducting a thorough analysis of the intricate web of EU water governance, it reveals that the hydropolitical stability of the European Union is already at risk. Further, given the structural nature of the shortcomings in EU water policy—e.g. the rigidity of the EU’s founding treaties or the institutional complacency of the European Commission—the book argues that these risks are likely to turn into sources of prolonged conflict, unless EU decision-making bodies take steps to address the new hydrological realities early on.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Water Science, University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary

    Gábor Baranyai

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