Towards effective cooperation dynamics in transboundary river basins: a case study of the Nile and Orontes rivers

Figures & data

Figure 1. Map of the Nile and Orontes river basins.

Figure 2. Arenas of participation (author’s own elaboration).

Table 1. Characteristics of stakeholders’ interaction at each participatory arena.

Participatory process	Stakeholders’ level of acceptance/confidence	Common ground/common goals	Stakeholders’ interaction	Dominant methodology of change
Arena of cooperation	High	Yes	Collaborative	Proposing ideas/implementation
Arena of negotiation	Medium	Yes	Communicative	Negotiation/choosing from alternative solutions
Arena of struggle	Low	No	Strategic	Coalition building and competition
Arena of contestation	Low	No	Defensive	Legal objections – third-party intervention

Figure 3. The Enabling Environment to Participatory Processes (EEP) framework.

Figure 4. Enabling Environment to Participatory processes scenario/phases of realization.

Table 2. Current status in the Nile and Orontes.

Enabling Environment to Participatory processes analytical framework	Nile	Orontes
Arena of participation	Arena of struggle	Unilateralism
Scenario/phase of Enabling Environment to Participatory processes realization	Scenario/phase two	Scenario/phase one