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

… Services GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade HIA Health Impact Assessment ICESCR International Covenant on … sometimes obligation) to operate, maintain and invest in a public utility for a given number of years. conjunctive … from, groundwater, such as household connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… Programme WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organization vtaBle of contents Table of Contents … produce considerable returns for both investors and the public at large. For example, wetlands have been calculated … are coming under increasing pressure from the public to institute new and innovative policies and …
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Sources of international water law

… for applying the laws and regulations relating to customs, public health, precautions against the diseases of animals and … in these ports to navigation, must not be withheld from public use to an extent beyond what is reasonable and fully …
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Issues in water law reform

… goals underlying the conception of water resources as a public good and the Government as guardian and allocator of … and a widespread opportunity has been given for making public submissions. The interface between water in waterways, … and inter-spatial water needs required to maintain the health and viability of river systems and groundwater basins. …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Interest 148 11.3 Conservation Strategies Based on Public Acquisition of Wetlands 150 11.4 Legislative … Intergovernmental Organisations 298 25.1.2 Creation of Public-private Partnerships for Regional Cooperation 299 … available for forestry and farming or as part of public health and sanitation policy. Once built on, wetlands are …
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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… of potential risks for the environment and human health arising from hydrocarbons operations involving … in 2000–2013 in the United States, “approximately 3,900 public water systems were estimated to have had at least one … beings. This issue has attracted the attention of the public, as any potential contamination of aquifers by such …
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