2010 - 2021 Reports
Strengthening Water Diplomacy
Pohl, B., Blumstein, S. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Environmental Affairs, Spring 2021, 46-49
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Water for peace: How to make climate action conflict sensitive
Meijer, K., Sasse, R., Blaauw, J. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership Policy Brief
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Review of the UN system’s existing capacity to effectively manage water disputes and leverage water for peace
Bernardini, F. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Report commissioned by the Executive Committee and UN Water, New York: UN Water (internal)
Conflicts over water and water infrastructure at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. A looming threat for Central Asia
Arynova, A. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership report
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Financing transboundary water cooperation and basin development
Schmeier, S. & Verdouw, W. (2020): Background Document for the UNECE Water Convention workstream “Financing water cooperation”, Geneva: UNECE
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Water and scarcity: Not such a straightforward link
Schmeier, S., Hartog, J., Kortland, J., Meijer, K., Meurs, E., Sasse, R. & ter Horst, R. (2019): ECDPM Great Insights, 8, 4
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Etude sur la Réforme Institutionelle de la CICOS
Hovy, P., Schmeier, S. & Verdouw, W. (2019): Rapport d’analyse final, Commission Internationale du Congo-Oubangui-Sangha, Kinshasa, Congo, September 2019 (internal)
Columbia River Case Study
Hearns (2018) in “Promoting Development in Shared River Basins: Case Studies from International Experience”. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank
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Are water and conflict linked and what actually links them?
Schmeier, S., Baker, C., Blauw, J., Iceland, C., Meijer, K. & Sasse, R. (2018): Working Paper of the Water, Peace and Security Partnership, Delft: IHE Delft
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What is water diplomacy and why should you care?
Schmeier, S. (2018): Global Water Forum
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Legal, institutional and financial principles for effective basin organizations
Schmeier, S. (2018): Report prepared for the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for the 9th Biannual Global Environment Facility International Waters Conference, Marrakesh, Morocco
Financing Transboundary Basin Development
Schmeier, S. (2018): Background Document for the High-Level Workshop on Financing Transboundary Basin Development at the occasion of the 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Water Convention, Astana, Kazakhstan
Preventing conflicts, fostering cooperation – The many roles of water diplomacy
Molnar, K., Cuppari, R., Schmeier, S. & Demuth, S. (2017): Berlin/Koblenz: Federal Foreign Office/International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change/International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC) at Stockholm International Water Institute
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Improving water governance to enable resilient local social- ecological systems
Lebel L, Sreymom S, Pech S, Channimol (2015) USER Working Paper WP-2015-04. Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai.
Natural resources and conflict – A guide for mediation practitioners
Grzybowski, Alex. United Nations Department of Political Affairs and the United Nations Environment Program. 2015.
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The Rise of Hydro-Diplomacy. Strengthening foreign policy for transboundary waters
Pohl, B., Carius, A., Conca, K., Dabelko, G., Kramer, A., Michel, D., Schmeier, S., Swain, A. & Wolf, A. (2014): Berlin: Federal Foreign Office/Adelphi
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Financial sustainability of international River Basin Organizations
Grossmann, M. & Schmeier, S. (eds.) (2014): Eschborn: GIZ
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Cooperation for water, energy and food security in transboundary basins under changing climate
Bach H., Glennie P., Taylor R., Clausen T., Holzwarth F., Jensen K., Meija A. & Schmeier S. (2014): Mekong River Commission, Vientiane
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Report on environmental impacts of Columbia River Treaty for future treaty development
Hearns (2013) Province of British Columbia
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Reference and Training Manual
Paisley, Richard Kyle, Bo Bricklemyer, Glen Hearns, Alex Grzybowski, Maaria Solin Curlier, Taylor Henshaw, & Susan Brazilli. Global International Waters Governance Initiative (2013).
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Who governs internationally shared watercourses? Clearing the muddy Waters of international River Basin Organizations
Schmeier, S., Gerlak, A. & Schulze, S. (2013): Earth System Governance Working Paper No. 28, Amsterdam
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River Basin Organizations – Tackling questions of design and effectiveness
Gerlak, A. & Schmeier, S. (2013): Global Dialogue – Special Issue on Water, 15, 2, online version
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Cooperation for the sustainable governance of international watercourses: The role of River Basin Organizations
Gerlak, A. & Schmeier, S. (2013): Global Dialogue – Special Issue on Water, 15, 2, online version
Extractive industries and conflict prevention: Guidance notes for practitioners
Grzybowski, Alex. Prepared for the UN Interagency Framework Team, 2012.
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Assessment of RBO-level mechanisms for sustainable hydropower development and management
Schmeier, S. (ed.) (2012): Report prepared for the MRC-GIZ Cooperation Programme, Vientiane
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Mediating climate change-induced conflicts over natural resources: Towards a toolbox for Policy Makers in Africa
Sala, Simone, Josie Lianna Kaye, Alex Grzybowski for ACCORD conference Durban South Africa, Sept. 2011.
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International Waters: Review of Legal and Institutional Frameworks
Paisley et al. UNDP-GEF International Waters Project (2011).
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Resilience to climate change induced challenges in the Mekong River Basin
Schmeier, S. (2011): The Role of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), Washington, DC: World Bank Water Working Note
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Jointly managing transboundary water resources in Africa. The Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal (OMVS) and its Role in Developing the Senegal River Basin
Schmeier, S. (2011): World Bank Senegal River Basin Multi-Purpose Water Resources Development Project, Working Paper (internal)
Best practices and international experience with transboundary water dispute resolution
Grzybowski, Alex, Lauren Mandell, Andrea Menaker, Richard Paisley. United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, 2010
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Rapid sustainability assessment of Mekong Electricity Planning: Using Section 1 of the 2009 Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) Cambodia case study
Pech, Sokhem et al, 2010. Final report - prepared for the Mekong Program on Water, Environment, and Resilience (M-POWER) and the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)
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Consultation on Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol in Cambodia
Pech, Sokhem et al, 2010. Prepared for M-POWER Improving Mekong Hydro Investment project, Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER), Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Review of the Mekong River Commission’s Basin Development Plan Programme Phase 2
Pech, Sokhem et al, 2010, Panel of Experts Report prepared for the Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
The organizational structure of River Basin Organizations. Lessons learned and recommendations for the Mekong River Commission
Schmeier, S. (2010): MRC Technical Paper, Vientiane
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Governing international watercourses – Perspectives from different disciplines
Schmeier, S. (2010): A Comprehensive Literature Review, Hertie School of Governance Working Papers 53 (8), Berlin
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Pohl, B., Blumstein, S. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Environmental Affairs, Spring 2021, 46-49
Read Here
Water for peace: How to make climate action conflict sensitive
Meijer, K., Sasse, R., Blaauw, J. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership Policy Brief
Read Here
Review of the UN system’s existing capacity to effectively manage water disputes and leverage water for peace
Bernardini, F. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Report commissioned by the Executive Committee and UN Water, New York: UN Water (internal)
Conflicts over water and water infrastructure at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. A looming threat for Central Asia
Arynova, A. & Schmeier, S. (2021): Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership report
Read Here
Financing transboundary water cooperation and basin development
Schmeier, S. & Verdouw, W. (2020): Background Document for the UNECE Water Convention workstream “Financing water cooperation”, Geneva: UNECE
Read Here
Water and scarcity: Not such a straightforward link
Schmeier, S., Hartog, J., Kortland, J., Meijer, K., Meurs, E., Sasse, R. & ter Horst, R. (2019): ECDPM Great Insights, 8, 4
Read Here
Etude sur la Réforme Institutionelle de la CICOS
Hovy, P., Schmeier, S. & Verdouw, W. (2019): Rapport d’analyse final, Commission Internationale du Congo-Oubangui-Sangha, Kinshasa, Congo, September 2019 (internal)
Columbia River Case Study
Hearns (2018) in “Promoting Development in Shared River Basins: Case Studies from International Experience”. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank
Read Here
Are water and conflict linked and what actually links them?
Schmeier, S., Baker, C., Blauw, J., Iceland, C., Meijer, K. & Sasse, R. (2018): Working Paper of the Water, Peace and Security Partnership, Delft: IHE Delft
Read Here
What is water diplomacy and why should you care?
Schmeier, S. (2018): Global Water Forum
Read Here
Legal, institutional and financial principles for effective basin organizations
Schmeier, S. (2018): Report prepared for the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for the 9th Biannual Global Environment Facility International Waters Conference, Marrakesh, Morocco
Financing Transboundary Basin Development
Schmeier, S. (2018): Background Document for the High-Level Workshop on Financing Transboundary Basin Development at the occasion of the 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Water Convention, Astana, Kazakhstan
Preventing conflicts, fostering cooperation – The many roles of water diplomacy
Molnar, K., Cuppari, R., Schmeier, S. & Demuth, S. (2017): Berlin/Koblenz: Federal Foreign Office/International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change/International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC) at Stockholm International Water Institute
Read Here
Improving water governance to enable resilient local social- ecological systems
Lebel L, Sreymom S, Pech S, Channimol (2015) USER Working Paper WP-2015-04. Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai.
Natural resources and conflict – A guide for mediation practitioners
Grzybowski, Alex. United Nations Department of Political Affairs and the United Nations Environment Program. 2015.
Read Here
The Rise of Hydro-Diplomacy. Strengthening foreign policy for transboundary waters
Pohl, B., Carius, A., Conca, K., Dabelko, G., Kramer, A., Michel, D., Schmeier, S., Swain, A. & Wolf, A. (2014): Berlin: Federal Foreign Office/Adelphi
Read Here
Financial sustainability of international River Basin Organizations
Grossmann, M. & Schmeier, S. (eds.) (2014): Eschborn: GIZ
Read Here
Cooperation for water, energy and food security in transboundary basins under changing climate
Bach H., Glennie P., Taylor R., Clausen T., Holzwarth F., Jensen K., Meija A. & Schmeier S. (2014): Mekong River Commission, Vientiane
Read Here
Report on environmental impacts of Columbia River Treaty for future treaty development
Hearns (2013) Province of British Columbia
Read Here
Reference and Training Manual
Paisley, Richard Kyle, Bo Bricklemyer, Glen Hearns, Alex Grzybowski, Maaria Solin Curlier, Taylor Henshaw, & Susan Brazilli. Global International Waters Governance Initiative (2013).
Read Here
Who governs internationally shared watercourses? Clearing the muddy Waters of international River Basin Organizations
Schmeier, S., Gerlak, A. & Schulze, S. (2013): Earth System Governance Working Paper No. 28, Amsterdam
Read Here
River Basin Organizations – Tackling questions of design and effectiveness
Gerlak, A. & Schmeier, S. (2013): Global Dialogue – Special Issue on Water, 15, 2, online version
Read Here
Cooperation for the sustainable governance of international watercourses: The role of River Basin Organizations
Gerlak, A. & Schmeier, S. (2013): Global Dialogue – Special Issue on Water, 15, 2, online version
Extractive industries and conflict prevention: Guidance notes for practitioners
Grzybowski, Alex. Prepared for the UN Interagency Framework Team, 2012.
Read Here
Assessment of RBO-level mechanisms for sustainable hydropower development and management
Schmeier, S. (ed.) (2012): Report prepared for the MRC-GIZ Cooperation Programme, Vientiane
Read Here
Mediating climate change-induced conflicts over natural resources: Towards a toolbox for Policy Makers in Africa
Sala, Simone, Josie Lianna Kaye, Alex Grzybowski for ACCORD conference Durban South Africa, Sept. 2011.
Read Here
International Waters: Review of Legal and Institutional Frameworks
Paisley et al. UNDP-GEF International Waters Project (2011).
Read Here
Resilience to climate change induced challenges in the Mekong River Basin
Schmeier, S. (2011): The Role of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), Washington, DC: World Bank Water Working Note
Read Here
Jointly managing transboundary water resources in Africa. The Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal (OMVS) and its Role in Developing the Senegal River Basin
Schmeier, S. (2011): World Bank Senegal River Basin Multi-Purpose Water Resources Development Project, Working Paper (internal)
Best practices and international experience with transboundary water dispute resolution
Grzybowski, Alex, Lauren Mandell, Andrea Menaker, Richard Paisley. United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, 2010
Read Here
Rapid sustainability assessment of Mekong Electricity Planning: Using Section 1 of the 2009 Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) Cambodia case study
Pech, Sokhem et al, 2010. Final report - prepared for the Mekong Program on Water, Environment, and Resilience (M-POWER) and the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)
Read Here
Consultation on Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol in Cambodia
Pech, Sokhem et al, 2010. Prepared for M-POWER Improving Mekong Hydro Investment project, Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER), Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Review of the Mekong River Commission’s Basin Development Plan Programme Phase 2
Pech, Sokhem et al, 2010, Panel of Experts Report prepared for the Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
The organizational structure of River Basin Organizations. Lessons learned and recommendations for the Mekong River Commission
Schmeier, S. (2010): MRC Technical Paper, Vientiane
Read Here
Governing international watercourses – Perspectives from different disciplines
Schmeier, S. (2010): A Comprehensive Literature Review, Hertie School of Governance Working Papers 53 (8), Berlin
Read Here
