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Transboundary Issues on the Caspian Sea
Opportunities for Cooperation

by Munir Ladaa

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Map of the Caspian Sea

1. Introduction
   Morphometry, hydrology and geography of the Caspian Sea
2. Transboundary challenges and the need for cooperation
   2.1. The hydrocarbon resources and the geopolitics of the region
   2.2. The lack of legal regime and disputes over delimitation
   2.3. Environmental threats in the Caspian Sea region
   2.4. The environmental security of the Caspian Sea
   2.5. Analytical approach and containment
3. Theory and methodology
   3.1. Theoretical approaches to environmental regimes
   3.2. The “3-CS Analysis” concept
4. Concern, trust and capacities: Three prerequisites for a shared ecological agenda of the five Caspian states
   4.1. Different modes of concern and the primacy of economic growth
   4.2. Obstacles and examples of regional cooperation
   4.3. Capacities for environmental policy implementation
5. Conclusions and follow up questions

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