Introduction: Bridging science and policy: legal perspectives Mara Tignino, Raya Marina Stephan, Renee Martin-Nagle and Owen McIntyre 1. The future of domestic water law: trends and developments revisited, and where reform is headed Stefano Burchi 2. The adaptation potential of water law in Canada: changing existing water use entitlements Deborah Curran 3. Proof of sufficient water resources as a prerequisite for the authorization of new urban developments: the Spanish model Roberto O. Bustillo Bolado and Laura Movilla Pateiro 4. Understanding water disputes in Chile with text and data mining tools Mauricio Herrera, Cristian Candia, Diego Rivera, Douglas Aitken, Daniel Brieba, Camila Boettiger, Guillermo Donoso and Alex Godoy-Faundez 5. Bringing back ecological flows: migratory fish, hydropower and legal maladaptivity in the governance of Finnish rivers Niko Soininen, Antti Belinskij, Anssi Vainikka and Hannu Huuskonen 6. Forestry management and water law: comparing Ecuador and Arizona Andres Martinez Moscoso and Rhett Larson 7. Factors identifying aquifers with a high probability of management success Eric L. Garner 8. The evolving framework for transboundary cooperation in the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Elena Quadri