Reframing a Data Sharing Mechanism for the Riparian Nations of Helmand River Basin: Theory of Planned Behavior Is Revisited  

作　　者：Najibullah LOODIN Gabriel ECKSTEIN Vijay P.SINGH Rosario SANCHEZ 

机构地区：[1]Water Management and Hydrological Science College of Arts and Sciences,Texas A&M University College Station,Texas 77843,USA [2]School of Law,Texas A&M University Fort Worth,Texas 76102,USA [3]Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Zachry Department of Civil&Environmental Engineering,Texas A&M University College Station,Texas 77843,USA [4]Texas Water Resources Institute,Texas A&M University College Station,Texas 77843,USA

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies》2024年第4期6-44,共39页中国城市与环境研究(英文)

摘　　要：Data and information exchange plays a crucial role in fostering water cooperation between the riparian nations of a shared watercourse. Taking an integrated approach combining Discourse Analysis and Document Analysis, this research aims at elucidating the challenges and the potential opportunities of data and information exchange on the Helmand River, a drought-stricken river basin shared between upstream Afghanistan and downstream Iran. Drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB), we offer nuanced perspectives on the data exchange model developed by Wehn. We argue that there are other underlying and essential elements that hinder the meaningful engagement of the riparian nations of the Helmand River Basin in data and information exchange. As water is perceived as a critical national interest for both riparians, decisions regarding water allocation in the basin are deeply embedded in their emotional attachments to the flow of the Helmand River, thereby hindering their effective engagement in data and information exchange. Finally, we discuss the steps and procedures for successful data and information exchange and how commitment to reliable data and information exchange contributes to the reestablishment and enhancement of trust between the two riparian nations.

关 键 词：Theory of planned behavior data and information exchange Helmand River riparians COOPERATION 

分 类 号：TV213.4[水利工程—水文学及水资源]