Abstract: . . .  when someone talks about water they do so with emotion. WHAT ABOUT INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES – CAN THEY SUCCESSFULLY SOLVE TRANSFRONTIER RIVER ISSUES? Yes, I believe so, but it will take time and a change in culture to accept that this problem is discussed and decided not by one country alone but by a multilateral approach. . . .
. . .  solve, by which time the population will have increased by around 20 million in each of these countries. What is vital is that we not only increase awareness but that we emphasise the urgency of addressing it today. ■ 102 MENA  . . .
. . .  approach based on negotiations” INTERNATIONAL LAWS ARE NOT A PANACEA I don’t believe we will find a solution through international law. We will find a solution only through an ad hoc approach based on negotiations. Having served in the foreign office, I would have to say I am in favour of the political approach to solving water . . .
. . .  time the population will have increased by around 20 million in each of these countries. What is vital is that we not only increase awareness but that we emphasise the urgency of addressing it today. ■ 102 MENA  . . .
. . .  the region. After all, the day that countries like Ethiopia or Kenya start to use irrigation agriculture rather than agriculture that relies on rain, their water use will increase at the expense of that received by downstream countries. Many African countries are developing countries, and when told to respond to emerging problems . . .
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