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Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… www.unep.org www.unep.org Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States Status and Trends SUMMARY FOR POLICY MAKERS VOLUME 1: GROUNDWATER International Hydrological Programme United … and Cultural Organization 2 TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS AND GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES: StatuS …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… watercourse 78 2.1.3 Ecosystem approach 78 2.1.4 Groundwater 79 2.1.5 Scope of parties – watercourse state and … of Transboundary Aquifer 83 Table of Figures Figure 1.6 | Groundwater Resources of the World 83 Figure 1.7 | Treaty … ‘Codification of the Law of Transboundary Aquifers (Groundwater) by the United Nations’, (2011) 36(5) Water …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the physical unity of interconnected surface water and groundwater when managing shared freshwater resources. … However it does not apply, strictly speaking, to groundwater that is not connected in some way with surface water, so-called “confined” groundwater. Nevertheless, the ILC annexed a Resolution on …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… The soil, flora and fauna and other natural resources;• Groundwater; and• The adjacent coastal and marine area.• In … substance leakages; Ensures the progressive reduction of groundwater contamination;• Contributes to mitigating the … differently depending on whether the water is surface or groundwater. The standards for surface water are determined …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Agreement), and the rest pertain to both surface and groundwater. In terms of geographic location, two agreements … Indus Waters Treaty44). Most deal with surface water and groundwater; a few deal only with surface water or only with … management of over 300 basin tributaries and the basin’s groundwater resources. The Danube Convention established the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… directives (Directive 2006/118/EC on Protection of Groundwater against Pollution and Deterioration (European … Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Nitrates Directive Groundwater Directive the Environmental Quality Standards … of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. Union, L …
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Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… http://leo.informea.org/terms/groundwater Measures Under the Convention, the Parties shall …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Share - Managing water across boundaries

… purpose), or to the entire drainage system, and/or related groundwater systems. The term ‘international river basin’ generally refers to surface flows, groundwater, rainfall and soil moisture within a watershed. … interchangeably, to refer to freshwater (surface and groundwater) that flows across national or sub-national …
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C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… module – Module E – is devoted to the protection of groundwater systems. Purpose: The class aims at building an …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… six volumes: Volume 1 – Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status …
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