TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS WITHINECOLOGICAL SECURITYPERSPECTIVE: THE NILE RIVER CASE

Year 2019, Issue: 35, 227 - 243, 26.04.2019

Senem Atvur

https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.426426

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Security is one of the
most contested concepts of international relations. In the changing
international system with the appearance of new threats and challenges, the
subject of security has widened in a manner that includes environmental issues,
especially water problems. The aim of this article is to examine transboundary
rivers through the case of Nile River basin in order to reveal the contribution
of ecological security perspective to the transboundary cooperation. Although
transboundary rivers are mostly analysed with state-centric approaches or
conflict perspective, this article argues that environmental problems in
transboundary basins which are considered as an important threat by all
riparian countries, could also present an opportunity to develop cooperation. It
is also claimed that an ecological security perspective adopted by riparian
states and cooperative organization in the basin might contribute to handle
environmental problems and to ensure the regional peace as well.   

Keywords

Transboundary river, water, ecological security, cooperation

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