ABSTRACT
Governance of transboundary (international) water resources (TWR) requires a thorough understanding of both institutions and the interplay of formal and informal agreements. Many freshwater resources are located across national boundaries, so nations must rely on institutional schemes of cooperation to manage shared resources. These schemes are formalized by institutional agreements such as treaties. Treaties are not isolated institutions that operate independently; rather, treaties are just one part of a complex array of formal agreements, both domestic and international, that govern transboundary water resources and that must be analyzed in an integrated way.
