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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Risks 1.1 The Urgency for All of Sustainable Groundwater Management 1.2 Groundwater for Sustainable Development 1.3 … Failure to manage groundwater sustainably puts at risk massive benefits for human well-being, sustainable … management Weak water governance in a country puts at risk the health and food security of its people, its econ- …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… cooperative programme in water research, water resources management, education and capacity-building. tHe GreeninG of … only contaminated groundwater is considered because of the risk of pollution it may cause to the Great Lakes. The … an environmental impact assessment where there is a risk that the proposed industrial activity may have a …
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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… INTEGRATION OF GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT into Transboundary Basin Organizations in Africa … Development cost Generally modest Often high Development risk Less than often perceived More than often assumed Style … S. S. D.; Hirata, R. A., 1988. Groundwater Pollution Risk Assessment: A Methodology Using Available Data. Lima, …
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Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… available for human uses. Without proper knowledge and management, this vast resource can be rapidly and … study. 2. A large number of islands (71 per cent) are at risk of water scarcity (medium to very low value of renewable … capita), with a peak of 91 per cent for low-lying islands. Risk due to groundwater anthropogenic pollution affects 73 …
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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… The UNECE Water Convention and the Support it Gives to the Management of Shared Waters: From Obligations to Practical … the UNFCCC, for instance, because they were unwilling to risk not taking measures to address threats caused by the … the vulnerability of populations exposed to environmental risk factors. It helps build capacities of governments and …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… water resources and environmental degradation to a water management system that reduces poverty, ensures healthy … and quantify. “THE ABSENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS PUTS AT RISK THE VERY EXISTENCE OF ECOSYSTEMS, PEOPLE AND ECONOMIES.“ … the long-term absence of environmental flows puts at risk the very existence of dependent ecosystems, and …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… the Republic of Austria, on the other, on Cooperation and Management of Water Resources in the Danube Basin … respect of shared natural resources which may create a risk of significantly affecting the environment of another … before engaging in any activity that may create a risk of significantly affecting the environment Groundwater …
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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… and Preparing national regulations for water resources management - Principles and practice (No. 80 of 2003). The … aspects of the management of individual water resources at risk of depletion or contamination to specialized water … can be a delicate subject, as mentioned above, due to the risk that those adversely affected will seek to argue that …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… whole array of actors involved in land-use and pollution management has to be involved in groundwater quality … meeting their primary purpose of groundwater quantity management. The environmental impact assessments (EIA) … the identification of water polluted by nitrates or at risk of pollution, the designation of nitrate vulnerable …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… cooking and basic hygiene. As a result, regulation and management of these important waterbodies have become … groundwater supplies. As an example, the Water Resources Management Act of Namibia, No. 11 of Dec. 2013 provides: … for enhancement of natural recharge to lower the risk of aquifer pollution; (h) direct the owner or occupier …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance