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… C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards Author: Marcella Nanni Scope: The class is … of the basin states concerned. The focus is on surface water resources, since a specific module – Module E – is … reduction and control of pollution of transboundary water resources, (b) legal and institutional requirements to …

… an ag in g w ater acro ss b o u n d aries Share – Managing water across boundaries Transboundary rivers are increasingly … publica- tion provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources and guidance on managing these resources … production – leaving less water, often of much lesser quality, to sustain ecosystems and to meet people’s future …

… 9 1.1.1 Water basins … 23 2.1 Sources of international law related to water … instru- ments should be focused on preserving the overall quality of water and securing the abundance of environmental … water crisis include the gradual deterioration of water quality. This is due to various factors, including the …

… from Jing Lee and Anton Earle Te ch ni ca l P ap er World Water Assessment Programme United Nations Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: International … 2006), and Directive 2008/105/ EC on Environmental Quality Standards in the Field of Water Policy (European …

… and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management IUCN WATER PROGRAMME – DEMONSTRATION CASE STUDY NO.3 WANI Case … platform organized to provide opportunity for a high quality, multifaceted debate and learning aiming to improve … and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management …

… 13 1.1 Water scarcity and governance … 21 2.3 Actors Created by Water Agreements at the Global Level … Facility GHG Greenhouse Gas GLWQA Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement GWP Global Water Partnership GWPO Global … is to ensure access to adequate freshwater of sufficient quality to satisfy basic human needs, to advance economic and …

… agencies and other bodies responsi- ble for transboundary water issues. It is hoped that the document will also be … stakeholders from other sectors with a direct relevance to water, such as health, environment, education, agriculture, … 166 Figure 4.2 | The World Health Organisation Water Quality Standards 178 Figure 5.1 | Effects of climate change …

… 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS ‘Aquifer’ means a permeable water-bearing geological formation underlain by a less permeable layer, with the water contained in the saturated zone of the formation; … aquifers characterized by very low groundwater quality are: 1) highly impacted by irrigation return flows, …

… Recommendations 1. Environmental, human and agricultural water stresses often occur in the same transboundary river basins, resulting in competition for water between sectors and between countries. Relative risk … and countries. Ecosystems Governance Socioeconomics Water quality Water quantity Water systems links © U SD A /fl ic kr …

… Measures Principles Other obligations The Protocol on Water and Health The Protocol on Civil Liability 2. Protocol … use. An important example of regulation of transboundary water resources at the regional level is the 1992 Convention … required to establish national and local targets for the quality of drinking water and the quality of discharges, as …