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Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… in the FAO Legislative Studies series, i.e. Water rights administration - Experience, issues and guidelines (No. 70 of … actors will want to hold water rights as much as state or local government water supply entities. Finally given its … influences are still found in so-called "customary" or "local" law practices as well as influences from religious law …
Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… with surface water management for conjunctive use and that local groundwater users, technical specialists and policy … makers work together. Each has a role to play, whether at local, basin, national or international levels, to implement … Economic instruments must complement effective public administration of water resources, in a framework of public …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… (d) promote awareness and facilitate the participation of local populations, particularly women and youth, with the … process, involving appropriate levels of government, local communities and non-governmental organizations, shall … and management of all water resources, including the administration and control of all water utilization, and (e) …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… a Policy and Legal Framework Domestic legislation and administration is critical Only a limited number of countries … and institutional and legal frameworks. However, engaging local communities and making use of the knowledge and … from the highest levels of government right through to local communities and businesses. Under these conditions a …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… in the more arid parts of the continent, where the local population is highly dependent on groundwater as their … stakeholders in regional basin organizations, national and local governments, civil society and businesses. Tamiru Abiye … to justify comprehensive groundwater resource planning and administration. Social importance in rural water supply makes …
The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers
… be such conflict in- ternational, national, regional or local. Part IV of the Review reflects the interactive nature … the University of Eastern Finland and UNEP to advance local, regional and global environmental objectives. The ba- … and with the 79 Joint website of Finland’s environmental administration, ‘Rajavesistöyhteistyö Lapissa’, available at …
Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… groundwater governance at the global, regional and local levels hinders the achievement of groundwater resources … aquifers and modern data on groundwater in general. Local knowledge harnessed through the regional expert … natural resource base and problems associated with the local environment, are all obstacles to achieving efficiency …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… not naturally distributed equitably or in proportion to local populations and growth rates. The accepted poverty line … to less than 5,100 cubic meters per person.14 Regional and local depletion of freshwater resources, however, are also … among all generations, including those yet unborn, in the administration and distribution of natural resources, …