ABSTRACT
This book began with the observation that cooperation and confl ict in transboundary river basins should not necessarily be seen as distinct from each other as both can exist in a river basin at the same time. There are nuances between cooperation and confl ict in transboundary river basins today, and these can change over time. For example, a river basin can be cooperative in some areas and less so in other areas, which was demonstrated in the empirical work of this book. Cooperation can happen if all the riparians are in a River Basin Organisation (RBO). However, cooperation can also occur if riparians work together outside of the institutions; for instance, in regards to data sharing or cooperation in specifi c areas only. The key research question was linked to the questions of how institutions help to mitigate competition for natural resources and how states interact in multilateral settings.
