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Sharing water and benefits in transboundary river basins
Diane Arjoon
Department of Civil Engineering and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Amaury Tilmant
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil Engineering and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Markus Herrmann
Department of Economics, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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An institutional arrangement that distributes welfare in a transboundary river basin is described. A hydro-economic model is used to allocate water resources, water users pay for water and the totals of these water charges are equitably redistributed through a sharing rule developed using an axiomatic approach. The technique may ensure economic efficiency and lead to more equitable solutions in the sharing of benefits in transboundary river basins.
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