Examining transboundary water basins across continents and diverse geographical contexts, this comprehensive volume explores the policy options and interventions necessary to ensure peaceful and stable regional water development processes. With climate change intensifying water scarcity and demand surging globally, the absence of effective governance threatens to deepen resource conflicts and regional instability. The book integrates theoretical frameworks with empirical case studies from South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America, analyzing unique conflicts, cooperative initiatives, and resilience practices within each region. Using ‘Building Resilience’ as its overarching framework, the volume addresses both core issues like water conflict and cooperation, as well as newer challenges including climate change impacts on transboundary waters. Contributors examine institutional architecture, policy priorities, and implementation strategies in areas such as trade, industry, agriculture, and conflict management, while exploring how regional interventions support peacebuilding and security in post-conflict contexts.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, hydropolitics, environmental conflict, resource scarcity, and international relations. It will also appeal to policymakers and practitioners involved in transboundary water resource governance at local, national, and international levels, as well as professionals working in river basin organizations, water utilities, and NGOs focused on water management and conservation.

Saraswathi Unni, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow and Director, Research & Publications, Water Policy Centre, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Raosaheb Bawaskar currently serves as an Assistant Professor and Convener of the Centre for China Studies at the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad.

Mak Sithirith is a Scientist at the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and Director of the CDRI’s Centre of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE).

Olivier G. Cogels is a trainer, speaker, and strategic advisor to numerous international organizations, including the European Commission, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, several bilateral development agencies, and universities.