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Research article
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08 May 2018
Research article |
| 08 May 2018
| 08 May 2018
How downstream sub-basins depend on upstream inflows to avoid scarcity: typology and global analysis of transboundary rivers
Hafsa Ahmed Munia
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University, Tietotie 1E, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Joseph H. A. Guillaume
Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University, Tietotie 1E, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Naho Mirumachi
Department of Geography, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
Yoshihide Wada
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, 2361, Laxenburg, Austria
Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University, Tietotie 1E, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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Short summary
An analytical framework is developed drawing on ideas of regime shifts from resilience literature to understand the transition between cases where water scarcity is or is not experienced depending on whether water from upstream is or is not available. The analysis shows 386 million people dependent on upstream water to avoid possible stress and 306 million people dependent on upstream water to avoid possible shortage. This provides insights into implications for negotiations between sub-basins.
An analytical framework is developed drawing on ideas of regime shifts from resilience...
