The Drina nexus assessment is a case in point: electricity generation could be increased by coordinating the operation of hydropower plants and optimizing the flow releases, while taking different water needs into account could bring different co-benefits. The "benefits" perspective is explicitly included in nexus assessments under the Water Convention to strengthen these very aspects of cooperation. Similar to the Water Convention's policy guidance on benefits, the nexus approach invites its primary target audience to consider broader cooperation, rather than to just "allocate water".