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Using GIS for Transboundary Water Disputes

Geographic information systems (GIS) are proving to be helpful when it comes to resolving disputes between nations over water territories. Today it is being reported that a Norwegian ship is involved in a dispute over seismic drilling in Greek waters. Over the weekend, the Norwegian Environment Agency has also been presenting a plan that would resolve conflicts originating in the Norwegian Sea as a result of conflicting interests.

Computers, Society and Nature blog has written about the use and application of GIS tools for resolving disputes occurring in international waters. And Oregon State University has a 'Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database' "whose aim is "to aid in the assessment of the process of water conflict prevention and resolution, over the years we have developed this Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database, a project of the Oregon State University Department of Geosciences, in collaboration with the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering."

Vector One blog has also looked issues relating to the transboundary use of geospatial data, and the Dniester River Transboundary Project has also been developed within Europe. In addition, the role of hydrology in transboundary water disputes has been written about.  Finallly, the UN is involved in offering a course that pertains to water conflict management - next run October 2009.

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