By signing a water sharing agreement (WSA), countries agree to release an amount of river water in exchange for a negotiated compensation. We examine the vulnerability of such agreements to reduced water flows. Among all WSAs that are acceptable to riparian countries, we find out the one which is se...

The cost structure of the clean development mechanism

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Danièle Revel (14 nov. 2012)

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The cost structure of the clean development mechanism / Shaikh M. Rahman, Donald F. Larson, Ariel Dinar. Washington DC : World Bank, Nov. 2012, 52 p. (Policy Research Working Paper ; WPS6262) http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/16952290/cost-structure-clean-development-mechanism This p...

Cooperation and equity in the river sharing problem

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Stefan Ambec et al. (2008)

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This paper considers environments in which several agents (countries, farmers, cities) share water from a river. Each agent enjoys a concave benefit function from consuming water up to a satiation level. Noncooperative extraction is typically inefficient and any group of agents can gain if they agre...

Negociations sur l'allocation des ressources en eau. L'importance stratégique de la structure de marchandage

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Rachael Goodhue et al. (2008)

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In this chapter, the Rausser-Simon multilateral bargaining model is applied to a specific negotiation regarding the use of a water resource in order to illustrate the effects that decisions regarding negotiation structure have on the ultimate outcome of the bargaining process. The results highlight...