Section outline

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    • References of the Module 1 

      1. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2025). Data and information exchange in transboundary basins: An introductory tool to enhance governance and facilitate cooperation (D. Jara, Ed.). https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/9/6/591407.pdf

      2. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2023). Updated strategies for monitoring and assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters (ECE/MP.WAT/70). United Nations. https://unece.org

      3. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2024). Good practices and lessons learned in data-sharing in transboundary basins (ECE/MP.WAT/73). United Nations. https://unece.org

      4. UNECE, UNESCO and UN-Water (2024). Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation: Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.2, with a special focus on Climate Change, 2024. 

      Legal framework 

      1. United Nations (UN). (1997). Convention on the law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses. United Nations General Assembly Document A/51/869.
      2. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). (1992, March 17). Convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/water/pdf/watercon.pdf  

      Links

      1. DanubeGIS | Your window to the Danube. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://www.danubegis.org/maps

      2. Sava GIS Geoportal.  Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://savagis.org/map

      For further reading

      1. Botai, Joel & Ghosh, Surajit & Matheswaran, Karthikeyan & Dickens, Chris & Langa, Nkateko & Garcia, Mariangel. (2023). Options for Digital Twin Application in Developing Country River Basin Management: A Review. 10.13140/RG.2.2.10725.37605. (open access)

      2. Milman, A., Gerlak, A. K., Albrecht, T., Colosimo, M., Conca, K., Kittikhoun, A., Kovács, P., Moy, R., Schmeier, S., Wentling, K., Werick, W., Zavadsky, I., & Ziegler, J. (2020). Addressing knowledge gaps for transboundary environmental governance. Global Environmental Change, 64, 102162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102162 (open access)

      3. Mukuyu, P., Lautze, J., Rieu-Clarke, A., Saruchera, D., & McCartney, M. (2020). The devil’s in the details: data exchange in transboundary waters. Water International, 45(7–8), 884–900. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2020.1850026  (open access)

      4. Mukuyu, P., Lautze, J., Rieu-Clarke, A., Saruchera, D., & McCartney, M. (2023). Do needs motivate the exchange of data in transboundary waters? Insights from Africa’s shared basins. Water International, 48(8), 915–941. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075 (open access)

      5. S. G. Yalew, P. van der Zaag, B. N. Tran, C. I. B. Michailovsky, E. Salvadore, E. Borgomeo, P. Karimi, S. Pareeth, S. D. Seyoum & M. L. Mul (2023) Open-access remote sensing data for cooperation in transboundary water management, Water International, 48:8, 955-974, DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2023.2263226.  (open access)

    • References of the Module 2 

      1. Damania, R., Desbureaux, S., Rodella, A.-S., Russ, J., & Zaveri, E. (2019). Quality unknown: The invisible water crisis. World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1459-4

      2. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2025). Data and information exchange in transboundary basins: An introductory tool to enhance governance and facilitate cooperation (D. Jara, Ed.). https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/9/6/591407.pdf  

      3. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2023). Updated strategies for monitoring and assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters. Geneva: United Nations. ISBN: 978-92-1-117316-1 

      4. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2024). Good practices and lessons learned in data-sharing in transboundary basins. Geneva: United Nations. ISBN: 978-92-1-003146-2 

      1. United Nations Environment Programme. (2023). Introduction to freshwater quality monitoring and assessment: Technical guidance document. UNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre. https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/43141

      2. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2021). Policy perspectives: The use and management of water resources in Central Asia. Green Action Task Force. https://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/central-asia-water-resources.htm

       

      For further reading

      1. Mobariz, M. A., & Kaplan, G. (2021). Moving borders: Mapping and monitoring Amu Darya river dynamics using remote sensing data and techniques. Geodetski List, 75, 29–44. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/369909 (open access)

      2. Orazalieva, K., Mukasheva, A., Ybyray, N., & Nurekeshov, T. (2024). Current regulation of water relations in Central Asia. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 16, 100038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100038 (open access)

      3. Aam, M. F., McClain, M., Sikka, A., & Pande, S. (2022). Understanding human–water feedbacks of interventions in agricultural systems with agent-based models: A review. Environmental Research Letters, 17(10), 103003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac91e1 

    • References of the Module 3

      1. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2025). Data and information exchange in transboundary basins: An introductory tool to enhance governance and facilitate cooperation (D. Jara, Ed.). https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/9/6/591407.pdf 

      2. ter Horst, R., Srinivasan ,Veena, Wheeler ,Kevin, Timmerman, Jos, & and van der Zaag, P. (2023a). Exploring the use of data and models in transboundary water governance. Water International, 48(8), 909–914. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2024.2304975 (open access)

      3. Keskinen, M., Häkkinen, E., Haapala, J., & Sharipova, B. (2023). Trust in transboundary waters: Identifying trust-building in water diplomacy literature. Water Alternatives, 16(3), 949–977. https://www.wateralternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol16/v16issue3/727-a16-3-1 (open access) 

      4. Gerlak, A. K., Lautze, J., & Giordano, M. (2011). Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 11(2), 179-199. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea-Gerlak/publication/225605344_Water_resources_data_and_information_exchange_in_transboundary_water_treaties/links/5a6379ba0f7e9b6b8fd890db/Water-resources-data-and-information-exchange-in-transboundary-water-treaties.pdf 

       

      For further reading 

      1. Exploring the use of data and models in transboundary water governance (2023) Special Issue, Water International, 48(8), https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rwin20/48/8.

      2.  Horst, R. H. (2025). Of models and men: Unravelling the influence of water models and exploring how to engage. [internal PhD, WU, Wageningen University]. Wageningen University. https://doi.org/10.18174/681490 

      3. Leb, C. (2020). Data innovations for transboundary freshwater resources management: Are obligations related to information exchange still needed?. Brill Research Perspectives in International Water Law, 4(4), 3-78. https://brill.com/view/journals/rpwl/4/4/article-p3_1.xml

      4. Deitrick, A. R., Torhan, S. A., & Grady, C. A. (2021). Investigating the influence of ethical and epistemic values on decisions in the watershed modeling process. Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR030481. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030481 (open access)

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