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… Forum for Basin Organizations Towards Sustainable Freshwater Governance 26-28 November 2014, Nairobi, Kenya FRESHWATER LAW AND GOVERNANCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL … kilometres. The basin is the centre of the largest inland fishery in the world and supports the livelihoods of 60 …

… governing normative framework within which states sharing freshwater can organize their relationships. Such a framework … Southern African Development Community Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database United Nations UN Document United … of this challenge, since a sustainable supply of adequate freshwater is the essential foundation of civilization as we …

… rivers provide an estimated 60% of the world’s freshwater flows There are some 260 international river … to national and local levels International law on freshwater needs to be translated into concrete rights and … (see Figure 1.1), provide an estimated 60% of global freshwater surface flows and are home to some 40% of the …

… Security Bonn Keys’ of the International Conference on Freshwater, the 2002 Plan of Implementation of the World … effect of global climatic change on the uncertainty over freshwater availability, it also affects the demand side of … which allow the parties to amend and review their freshwater treaty regime, are vital for its sustainability, …

… 1 Introduction Of all the water on earth, only 3% of it is freshwater, 97% of it being salty. Most of this 3% is located … in underground reservoirs. It is estimated that only 3% of freshwater reserves are found in rivers and lakes1.Water, so … of projects and activi- ties, and the conservation of freshwater ecosystems. Chapter VI highlights some of the most …