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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

… fairness and sincerity, and with no intention of deceit. Entry into force: A treaty comes or enters into force at a time when it …
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Sources of international water law

… purpose the duties established upon the Rhine, and now in force on that river, may serve as an approximating rule for … note of the final act of such Conference, Anxious to bring into force forthwith the provisions of the Statute relating … modification in the extent of their competence. Article 36 Entry into force 1. The present Convention shall enter into
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Water Management and Stewardship

… water in soil and plants/crops (‘green’ water) is taken into account. That makes the role of farmers key. Companies … (and legal) ‘feet on the ground’. One reason for the entry of private companies into water stewardship is the … compliance’, i.e. compliance with laws/regulations in force in any given place/time; (ii) ‘water management’ …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… for IWRM. Albert M. Wright Co-Coordinator UN Task Force on Water and Sanitation vii Introduction Integrated … public health and poverty reduction. This brings into focus the need for conservation and efficient use of … water status at the latest 15 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive,in accordance with the …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… in the aftermath. A UNEP Asian Tsunami Disaster Task Force was established immediately after the disaster to … the most important issues, to fit a whole year’s coverage into the slim Year Book format. There have been some … synergies and cooperation. Climate initiatives The entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol had appeared to be in …
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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… and di- plomacy generally. The present Review is divided into four Parts. In Part I, Tuomas Kuokkanen discusses the … almost two decades that have passed since the Convention’s entry into force, it has provided a model for var- ious agreements on …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… . . . . . 195 Case Study Incorporating Climate Adaptation into Transboundary Ecosystem Management in the Great Lakes … Governance: Adaptation to Climate Change 4.3 The GLRI Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … for effective adaptive governance. The most common entry point to the ecosystem approach to IWRM implementation …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… Chapter 3: The Integration of Environmental Considerations into International Water Law … Law 2007 (2009), at p. 177. Water is the life force of our planet, but only 1 per cent of all the … only surface waters. Groundwater makes a small and limited entry under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, where it …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… executive Summary This study was designed to gain insights into how regional and basin water agreements take into account principles and provisions of international water … At the global level, the UN Watercourses Convention is in force, but it specifically recognises the validity of …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… be valuable. Lessons from the case studies are grouped into four sub-sections: lessons on integrated management of … deficits and periodic surpluses? • What technologies take into consideration the challenges of extreme temperature and … toward cooperative problem solving can provide valuable entry points in future transboundary water governance …
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