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Abstract
A critical review of dispute-settlement mechanisms in existing water treaties, measuring their resilience to changing flow rates. It shows that mechanisms designed to share fixed volumes fail once the volume itself becomes variable, and proposes a proportional-sharing formula.
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Al-Otaibi, H. (2026). Water Treaties Under Stress: A Critical Review of Settlement Mechanisms. Eissa Journal of Strategic Studies, 1(1), 11–42. https://doi.org/10.5281/eissl.journal.2026.0011
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References
- Al-Otaibi, H. (2026). Regional water security amid climate change. EISSL.