How does geography shape regional integration in South America? And what happens when shared rivers, aquifers, and environmental systems cut across the neat boundaries of nation-states?

🎙️ In the first part of a two-part conversation, Dr. Ivo Ganchev speaks with Dr. Luis Paulo Batista da Silva (UFF), a geographer specializing in transboundary water governance, hydro-politics, and climate governance, to explore:

· Why geography offers a distinct lens on regional integration, especially through territory, border regions, and material interdependence

· What transboundary water governance means in practice, and why it matters so much in South America

· The strategic importance of the Amazon River Basin, the La Plata Basin, and the Guarani Aquifer System

· The successes and limits of treaties and institutio ...