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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GATS … Convention) WQS Water Quality Standards WSP Water Safety Plan WSRA Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (United States) … forum for inter-governmental consultations on issues of food and agriculture, is concerned with water as a resource …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… be taken into consideration in particular in areas where food security is or can easily become an issue. Water … are irrigated agriculture, industries and municipalities”. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. … (affecting traffic flows and causing congestion), road safety issues, damage to roads, bridges and other …
Sources of international water law
… Law Service FAO Legal Office FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 65 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, … is obliged to take in case of an emergency affecting the safety of the State or the vital interests of the country … for exercising technical control and securing public safety; e) the protection of sites; f) the regulation of the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… deltas, mudflats and salt marshes. These areas support a food web that permits rapid growth of young fish in estuarine … as "biological supermarkets" because of the extensive food webs and rich biodiversity they support and as "kidneys … which recommended that a European network of places of safety for wild birds should be established and coordinated …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… adhere to sediments, and be transmitted through the food chain.34 The unsustainable use of water is an especially … Over-harvesting of inland waters, including fisheries for food, recreation or trade, is also a major threat and leads … or to their environment, including harm to human health or safety, to the use of the waters for any beneficial purpose …
Issues in water law reform
… expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations … had a very small population of less than four million, and food and labour requirements were therefore really very … in the violation of minimum health, environmental, or safety standards. However, the public interest element can be …