Abstract
This chapter aims to existing literature by researching the risks of hydro-political tension in transboundary waters involving separatist regions, a topic that has been closely studied to date. The literature has considered numerous cases, of only sovereign countries but also separatist regions and revealed reasons as to why cooperation is occurring in some basins despite inter-party conflicts. To limit the number of cases, this chapter will focus on separatist regions that are recognized by at least one UN member, but not afforded full recognition by the UN. The subsequent sections of this chapter explore shared water management among separatist regions and their neighboring countries in the context of invisible borders. Abkhazia, Kosovo, Palestine, Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia, and Western Sahara are de facto states seeking independence or unification with other regions and countries. Borders between those separatist regions and their neighboring countries are visible on standard maps yet very apparent in real life.
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