Introduction / Water wars? : conflict, cooperation, and negotiation over transboundary water / Conflicts in shared river basins / Water conflicts in China / Disputes over water, natural resources and human security in Bangladesh : toward a conflict analysis framework / The hydropolitics of cooperation : South Africa during the cold war / Competition for limited water resources in Botswana / Water conflict in West Africa : the Niger River Basin experience / River development and bilateral cooperation : Lesotho Highlands Water Project case study / Water : an essential commodity yet a potential source of conflict with special reference to Australia / Enhancing sustainability in river basin management through conflict resolution : comparative analysis from the U.S. and South Korea / International Joint Commission : a model of cooperation in the Great Lakes Region / Water in the Pacific Islands : case studies from Fiji and Kiribati