Institutions of Transboundary Water Governance

Formal institutions play a key role in maintaining and strengthening cooperation over shared river basins. They provide a forum for policy-development, rule-making and dispute resolution. Such institutions are most commonly established at basin and bilateral level with a particular geographical focus. The global questions of transboundary water governance are, however, remain largely unattended due to the lack of a robust water-specific international institutional framework under the auspices of the United Nations.