Vatten som maktutövning - Statliga samarbeten kring gränsöverskridande vattenresurser

Sammanfattning: State cooperation on transboundary waters is one of our times most crucial challenges to manage as freshwater securitization is the key to human survival, food production and economic growth. State shared water resources are causes of both political tension and territorial disputes. Drawn from a realism perspective this paper analyzes how and when China choose to formalize and not formalize international agreements and what preconditions that are needed for state cooperation’s over shared waters. The conclusion is that China choose to formalize agreements only if the agreements promote the states exercise of power, vested interest and that the benefits outweigh required policy-adjustments of the state to enter the agreements. Further, the study narrows down to the specific question why a formal water agreement lacks between India and China for the shared basin the Brahmaputra river. The analyze shows that it depends upon India as a downstream riparian, the lack of transparency and communication between the states as well as the urge to promote the own economic growth without restrictions.