Abstract Transboundary water relations in the Euphrates–Tigris (ET) basin are often marked by political confrontation and rivalry between Iraq, Syria Turkey. Even absence of stability, riparian states have remained contact with one another over ET rivers at different levels establishing revitalizing joint governance mechanisms. In these processes, multiple actors—ranging from bureaucracies head...

The highly contested and complex issue of transboundary water governance calls for rethinking fairness and equity in the allocation of water between sovereign nation-states. This paper provokes ideas about the problem of allocation and access as it is stated in the Earth System Governance Project. It starts out arguing that the problem of allocation in the Middle East is framed by both upstream...