This research uses geospatial and policy analysis, including qualitative, deductive coding of the world’s international freshwater treaties (IFTs).
The geospatial analysis involved evaluating existing wetlands maps and selecting one to use for the subsequent analyses. With this map (GWL-FCS30) as a starting point, I used ArcGIS Pro to identify only the wetlands within international river basins (IRBs) as defined by the Transboundary Freshwater Diplomacy Database (TFDD).
The policy analysis involved qualitatively coding 882 IFTs to determine to what extent they pertain to wetlands. I used deductive coding to assess the IFTs.