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Everybody wins? Chinese perceptions on Europe-China third-party market cooperation in Africa
China has shifted its strategy towards engaging with Europe in Africa from passive engagement to active encouragement. As China has been promoting...
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Water Security, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia Flows across Boundaries
This open access book explores the implications of urbanization in South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of Dhaka and Khulna...
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Partner Cooperation, Conflict, Maternal Mental Health, and Parenting Behaviors in Rural Kenya: Towards a Two-Generational Understanding of Gender Transformation Benefits
Increasing partner cooperation is an established approach to reducing intimate partner violence. This strategy, known in the literature as “gender...
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Views from the Sluice Gate: Water Insecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban Khulna, Bangladesh
This chapter explores conflict and cooperation around water infrastructure in relation to contestations over water and land in peri-urban Khulna,...
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Cooperation Planning System for Hengqin and Macao
The planning system, as a crucial instrument for the government to lead spatial development, is differently designed and operated in Hengqin and...
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The Emerging Dimensions of China–Pakistan Economic Cooperation and CPEC: Significance and Challenges
This study examines the economic dimensions of China–Pakistan cooperation, mainly focusing on the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). CPEC is a...
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Hydro-tribalism: water and intra/inter group cohesion in the rural regions of Oman
This article examines falaj system in relation to the tribal fabric of its beneficiary community. Falaj is a gently slo** underground tunnel or...
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Public Works Programmes and Cooperation for the Common Good: Evidence from Malawi
This paper investigates the relationship between Malawi’s largest and oldest public works programme (PWP) and social cohesion, specifically...
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Crisis Water Management in Mexico
This study, conducted through qualitative methods and based on the analysis of the water management problem from the perspective of experts,...
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Climate Mobility and Development Cooperation
Development cooperation actors have been addressing climate change as a cross-cutting issue and investing in climate adaptation projects since the...
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India’s S&T Cooperation with Japan and France: Initiatives and Partnerships
S&T cooperation is an important pillar in India’s diplomatic relationships with several countries as science-based approaches contribute to making...
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Transnational cooperation for effective management of World Heritage sites in Africa
Transnational cooperation is taking place at a staggering rate across a broad group of countries commonly referred to as the ‘Third World’ or ‘the...
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Assessing Urban Water–Energy–Food Security: A Case of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration
Water–energy–food (WEF) risks and security are widely concerned, but there are few quantitative studies on WEF security assessment, especially...
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Replenishable but Depletable Resource: Water
This chapter focuses on the characterization of water resources globally and in particular in China, as well as their use and management. Section 5.1...
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Water Resources Allocation and Governance
Water is a fundamental resource essential for sustaining human societies, supporting ecosystems, and ensuring overall environmental health. It plays...
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Role of India in South–South Cooperation to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Along with most countries, India is committed to following the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. It is widely accepted that...
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Surface Water: The Fading Everyday Resource
Surface water is the water in the nation’s rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, wetlandsWetland loss, ponds, reservoirs, and all other collections of...
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Triangular Cooperation: Change or Continuity?
The development cooperation system is currently under pressure to change and demonstrate its usefulness for addressing more complex development...
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Protecting Water and Wetlands
Wetlands are, inescapably, important places. The focus of this chapter is to examine wetlands and their protection in the context of a global desire...
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Water-Smart Cities
Traditionally, urban water managers, faced with increasing demand for water alongside varying levels of supplies, have relied on large-scale,...