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Share - Managing water across boundaries

… 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 … equitably, and avoid damag- ing conflicts. Engaging the right stakeholders at the right time is key Different forms …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… 9 1.1.1 Water basins … 23 2.1 Sources of international law related to water … that ecosystems naturally provide, and guaranteeing the right to water for human well-being. States should be aware, … theory of territorial integrity gives downstream States a right to natural watercourse flow. Their consent is needed …
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B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… your certificate. B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice Author: Richard Kyle Paisley … factors and circumstances established by international water law, with reference to different uses within the same … 2. Introduction Every watercourse State has the right to use the waters within its territory; however, this …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… 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 … River to produce electricity. Pakistan retained a right to receive a minimum flow of water in the Kishenganga …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 13 1.1 Water scarcity and governance … 21 2.3 Actors Created by Water Agreements at the Global Level … 22 2.4 Actors Created by Regional and Basin Water Agreements … 57 3.4.1. Human right to water … 101 5.7.5. Human right to water … to international watercourse governance: the human right to water; procedural rights; and the rights of …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… 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, … to watercourse agreements 96 4.1 Commentary 96 4.1.1 Right to participation for watercourse states 97 4.1.2 The …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… 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 … (International Joint Commission 1938): “… no state has the right to use or permit to use its territory when the case is …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment

… at the basin level, including the 2002 Senegal River Water Charter, the 2008 Niger Basin Water Charter and the 2012 Lake Chad Basin Charter and case … the other state is the sole judge of that and has the right to information on the proposals” (p.15). The obligation …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… the ICJ referred to what it called a state’s “basic right to an equitable and reasonable sharing of the resources … to cooperation in the joint management of shared water resources. Considering the authoritative character of … and as a model for ad hoc agreements regulating specific water bodies. http://www.unwatercoursesconvention.org/ …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 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 … Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention or Helsinki Convention), which was concluded …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater