Introduction -- Economic conceptualization of international water management problems -- Legal perspectives on institutional design -- Empirical evidence of international water management institutions -- The role of the problem structure for institutional design and cooperation -- The role of...

Water is essential for all life on earth and is a key prerequisite for attaining many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many countries, however, suffer from physical water scarcity, a lack of access to a safe water supply and sanitation, water pollution or hydrological extremes...