| Agreement
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Columbia River Treaty +
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| Area
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670,000 km² (258,687 mi²) +
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| Geolocation
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48° 59' 59.4902", -117° 49' 55.267"Latitude: 48.9998584
Longitude: -117.8320186 +
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| Issue
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Canadian Entitlement. How should Canada be compensated for power benefits from downstream power generation? +
, Flood Protection. How should flood storage be operated so that the basin is protected from flooding without a large disruption to business-as-usual operations? +
, Ecosystem Services. How can the US and Canadian entities ensure minimum damage to fish and surrounding ecosystems in the basin? +
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| Key Question
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Where does the benefit “flow” from a hydropower project and how does that affect implementation and sustainability of the project? +
, What kinds of water treaties or agreements between countries can provide sufficient structure and stability to ensure enforceability but also be flexible and adaptable given future uncertainties? +
, What mechanisms beyond simple allocation can be incorporated into transboundary water agreements to add value and facilitate resolution? +
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| Land Use
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industrial use +
, forest land +
, urban +
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| NSPD
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Governance +
, Assets +
, Water Quantity +
, Ecosystems +
, Values and Norms +
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| Population
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7,000,000 million +
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| Stakeholder Type
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Federated state/territorial/provincial government +
, Non-legislative governmental agency +
, Local Government +
, Environmental interest +
, Community or organized citizens +
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| Water Feature
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Columbia River Basin +
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| Water Use
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Agriculture or Irrigation +
, Fisheries - wild +
, Hydropower Generation +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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US-Canada Columbia River Management +
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| Categories |
Pages with a map rendered by the Maps extension +
, Case Study +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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2 June 2017 03:25:24 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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US-Canada Columbia River Management +
, US-Canada Columbia River Management +
, US-Canada Columbia River Management +
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