The role of uncertainties in the design of international water treaties: An historical perspective

Climatic Change

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 387-408

  Drieschova, Alena ^a   Fischhendler, Itay ^b   Giordano, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERNATIONAL WATERS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANS-BOUNDARY; TRANSBOUNDARY WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EID: 79952769798     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9896-4     Document Type: Article

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