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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… increasing access to safe drinking water, the provision of waste water treatment and sanitation, and the prevention of … 3. Include all but de minimis domestic uses or customary uses in a permit … Polluted water may also be inappropriate for other domestic uses, such as washing and subsistence farming, as …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… employed to strengthen the environmental dimension of domestic laws and regulations. These include environmental … employed to strengthen the environmental dimension of domestic laws and regulations. tHe GreeninG of Water laWxii … medicines, recreational amenities, shoreline protection, waste processing, and carbon sequestration, among others. …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Organisations ................................32 2.10.6. Domestic Non-Governmental Organisations … and regional perspectives for sustainabil ity vii 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … both internally and internationally. International and domestic water law and institutions “will need to be …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… of goals for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on waste and pollution, sustainable tourism, and energy supply … attention to developing countries and those without domestic regulatory systems. By November 2004 there were 110 … such as wood, charcoal, and plant residues to meet their domestic energy needs (African Union and others 2004). The …
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Global Land Outlook

… and consumption, and ensuing levels of food loss/waste, further accelerate the rate of land use change, land … have increased dramatically in the last two decades: domestic elites and food-importing countries grab large … and marker of development success, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). While its strongest supporters …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… carries chemical pollutants – usually from agriculture, waste disposal or industry. Groundwater man- agement requires … abstracted, 67% was used for irrigation, 22% for domestic purposes and 11% for industry (see Table 1.1).4 … Compared to Total Water Abstraction Irrigation km3/y Domestic km3/y Industrial km3/y Total km3/y Total % Total …
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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… caused by intense rainfall. Water is primarily used for domestic purposes and small-scale irrigation in Guatemala, … and a relatively dense population associated with poor waste and waste water management is contaminating rivers and … quality in the Suchiate River; • Protection of springs for domestic water supply and installation of piped distrbution; …
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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… Sound Management of Hazardous Chemicals and Waste: A Practitioner’s Perspective’, Review 2004, 89–101; … either. This is demonstrated by the diversity of the gross domestic product per capita, which ranges from the Republic … of advice and assistance regarding not only states’ domestic reg- ulatory regimes but also concerning …
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Sources of international water law

… are less strict than those to which the utilization of domestic rivers is subjected by law, custom, or usage. No … drinking water for human consumption; (b) consumption by domestic and wild animals; (c) conservation of wild life, … through the application of, inter alia, low- and non-waste technology; (b) transboundary waters are protected …
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A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement

… during the wet season from the mainstream; excluding domestic and minor uses of water not having a significant … Committee.” However, in the definitions in relation to “domestic and minor uses not having a significant impact on … whereas the Mekong Agreement clearly does, and that “domestic and minor uses of water not having a significant …
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