Harnessing the Benefits of Water Cooperation in an Increasingly Complex World
Susanne Schmeier, Melissa McCracken, and Aaron T. Wolf. 2025. “Harnessing the Benefits of Water Cooperation in an Increasingly Complex World,” New Security Beat. Published online: 21 March 2025.
Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
Susanne Schmeier and Melissa McCracken. 2025. "Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences," The Conversation. Published online: 18 March 2025.
Scarcity and Water Cooperation
Melissa McCracken. 2024. "Scarcity and water cooperation," The Geographer. Published online: 20 September 2024.
The Importance of International Treaties and Water cooperation
Melissa McCracken quoted in the Horizons Magazine on the importance of international treaties and water cooperation. Published online: 05 September 2024.
Water Usage in Cooling Systems for Electricity Production: An Event Study of Retrofitted Coal-Fired Power Plants in The United States
Kate Chi and Melissa McCracken. 2024. "Water usage in cooling systems for electricity production: an event study of retrofitted coal-fired power plants in the United States," Environmental Research Letters. Published online: 30 August 2024.
Reflections on Transboundary Water Conflict and Cooperation Trends
Alexandra Turgul, Melissa McCracken, Susanne Schmeier, Zoe H. Rosenblum, Lynette de Silva, and Aaron T. Wolf. 2024. “Reflections on transboundary water conflict and cooperation trends,” Water International. Published online: 07 March 2024.
Unpacking Diversity: A Grassroots Initiative and Its Institutional Evolution
Alejandra Sanchez-Rios, Thi B. Truong, Jennifer A.T.K. Wong-Ala, Melissa McCracken, and Melva Treviño. 2023. “Unpacking Diversity: A Grassroots Initiative and Its Institutional Evolution,” Oceanography. Published Online: 05 December 2023.
Can Water Help Quench the Flames of Hostility? How Shared Waters Can Promote Dialogue During Conflict
Alexandra Turgul, Zoe H. Rosenblum, Melissa McCracken, Susanne Schmeier, and Aaron T. Wolf. 2023. “Can Water Help Quench the Flames of Hostility? How Shared Waters Can Promote Dialogue During Conflict,” SAIS Review of International Affairs. 43(2): 69-94. Published online: 30 January 2023.
Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation
McCracken, Melissa. 2022. Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation (1st ed.). Routledge: New York. Published online: 29 March 2022.
Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context
Susanne Schmeier, Aaron T. Wolf, and Melissa McCracken. 2021. Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context. United Nations: Geneva. Published online: December 2021.
A Global Water Solution: An Example of the Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.5
McCracken, Melissa. 2021. “A Global Water Solution: An Example of the Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.5.” In Resolving Water Conflicts Workbook. Lynette de Silva and Chris Maser (Eds). CRC Press. Published online: 24 November 2021.
Exploring Discursive Hydropolitics: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda
Bréhaut, Christian, Fatine Ezbakhe, Melissa McCracken, Aaron T. Wolf, and James Dalton. 2021. “Exploring discursive hydropolitics: a conceptual framework and research agenda.” International Journal of Water Resources Development. Published online: 26 July 2021.
Updating the Register of International River Basins of the World
McCracken, Melissa and Aaron T. Wolf. 2019. “Updating the Register of International River Basins of the World.” International Journal of Water Resources Development. Published online: 29 March 2019.
Measuring Transboundary Water Cooperation: Options for Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.5
McCracken, Melissa. 2017. Measuring transboundary water cooperation: options for Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.5. TEC Background Papers. No. 23. Global Water Partnership. Published online: 15 June 2017.
The Water Diplomacy Perspective
McCracken, Melissa and Aaron T. Wolf. 2016. “The Water Diplomacy Perspective.” HydroDiplomacy, Legal and Institutional Aspects of Water Resources Governance: From the International to the Domestic Perspective. Training Manual. UNESCO-IHP. Published online: July 6 2016
From Deforestation to Reforestation: Applying the Forest Transition to the Cockpit Country of Jamaica
Timms, Benjamin, James Hayes, and Melissa McCracken. 2013. “From Deforestation to Reforestation: Applying the Forest Transition to the Cockpit Country of Jamaica.” Area 45 (1): 77-87. Published online: March 2013.