The Silala/Siloli Watershed: Dispute over the Most Vulnerable Basin in South America

Authors

B. M. Mulligan
Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2011

Journal Title

International Journal of Water Resources Development

ISSN

1360-0648

DOI

10.1080/07900627.2011.595363

Abstract

The dispute over the Silala (or Siloli) Basin, shared by Bolivia and Chile, illustrates the importance of history, the role of indigenous communities, and the effects of differences in national socio-economic philosophies informing water resource management in international negotiations concerning transboundary watercourses, regardless of their size. The Silala case provides an illuminating example of the overlap between surface and groundwater regimes, and the range of interpretations states can uphold regarding this complex interaction. The objective of this paper is to present a brief case study, including a physical description, historical review, summary of current status, and discussion of the legal context of the transboundary Silala Basin.

First Page

595

Last Page

606

Num Pages

12

Volume Number

27

Issue Number

3

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Recommended Citation

B. M. Mulligan & Gabriel Eckstein, The Silala/Siloli Watershed: Dispute over the Most Vulnerable Basin in South America, 27 Int'l J. Water Resources Dev. 595 (2011).
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