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A Matter of Survival
Enhancing Hydro-diplomacy
“First and most fundamentally, there is a lack of agency at the international level. Our
call for more agency is not about creating new organizations, but about establishing
an institutional setting that connects pivotal actors and reinforces and complements
existing frameworks, initiatives and expertise to coordinate and execute political
action. Its purpose should be to ensure systematic early warning and to support “Hydro-diplomacy: A Tool for Sharing Water across Borders”, 2012
coordinated action to prevent conflicts, facilitate timely responses to emerging ASEANTV NBC, “Towards 2015”, http://bit.ly/2vFHd2B
crises, and build the appropriate institutions for sustainable and self-reinforcing
cooperation.”
Source: The Rise of Hydro-Diplomacy, Adelphi Report, Berlin, Germany, 2014, p. 79.
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