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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… water. self-executing treaty: a treaty that comes into effect immediately upon ratification and does not require … in different parts of the world and caused significant adverse impacts on human health and the environment (WCD, … harm to human health and the environment. Unforeseen adverse impacts of past water development efforts and ongoing …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Destruction of such wetlands decreases local rainfall with adverse effects on local crop yields. At macro-climatic … may be understood as any phenomenon liable to have an adverse effect on the conservation status of a species or ecosystem. …
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Sources of international water law

… ratification. Thereafter the present convention will take effect in the case of each party ninety days after the … 12 Notification concerning planned measures with possible adverse effects Before a watercourse State implements or … of planned measures which may have a significant adverse effect upon other watercourse States, it shall …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… This results in aquatic ecosystem degradation, with adverse effects on ecosystem services and human well-being … into action. With regards to water related legislation the effect of unprecedented pressures on the natural environment … to the use of biological resources to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on biological diversity.”72 Parties to the …
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Formation Dispersion and concentration Exposure ECOLOGICAL EFFECT Acidification and eutrophication of water and soil, … reduced sperm function and a range of adult diseases. Adverse effects can also be carried in percentages of body … thoroughly evaluated to determine whether they might cause adverse effects on human health 28 Towards a Pollution-Free …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Issues in water law reform

… debate about whether this formula had the necessary effect of abolishing the rights of riparian land owners. … in the absence of damage, simply to prevent prescriptive adverse title being acquired. In policy terms, the need to … existing and projected quality of water in the area; • any adverse effect that the allocation or use of water under the …
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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… the government, without compensation, in response to any adverse effect the licence displays, while in progress, on a … of “proposed projects that are likely to have significant adverse effects on biological diversity” (Art. 14.1(a)), and …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… inadequate sanitation facilities and to suffer consequent adverse effects on their health and environment. Substances …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… because it provides scope for developments with possible adverse impact downstream. Downstream states favoured the “no …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance