Introduction -- Explaining subregional cooperation : events, concepts and the Mekong basin -- Water cooperation, security and international regimes : an analytical framework for the GMS -- History of Mekong cooperation : from exclusion to inclusion via the China-Vietnam dichotomy -- Mekong basin...

In the 1990s, the World Bank underwent a “greening” process to make it more environmentally conscious, inclusive, transparent, and accountable. Consequently, the Bank has become preoccupied with compliance with its procedures during negotiations while neglecting the role of politics. Through...

The paper explores reforms of China’s environmental and resettlement policies and the influence of domestic and external actors on Chinese dam-related legislation. It also analyses the impact of these reforms on two dam projects: the Nu River Project and the Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam...

The study analyses the role of Chinese companies and financing institutions and Ghanaian governmental agencies in planning and constructing the Bui Dam. The analysis focuses on the division of responsibilities between Sinohydro and China Exim Bank on the one side and the Ghanaian government on...

In recent years, the concept of benefit-sharing has been proposed as a means of fostering the cooperative use of international rivers. Most of the relevant literature focuses on opportunities for the generation of net benefits from cooperation; however, little attention has so far been paid to...