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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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Water as a human right?

… an ecosystem approach 27 Content 28 Scope – Duties for the public and private sector alike 31 Concluding remarks 33 … recognised the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in combating … Problems. Published by the United Nations Department of Public Information. DPI/2293A December 2002. 4 UNESCO …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… and water, agriculture and water, technology and water, health and water—that affect water management. No single … sanitation services, the improvement of human settlements, public health and poverty reduction. This brings into focus … 3. Who does the planning? How should public and private stakeholders be integrated into the …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… 59 8. Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice … .............................. 75 9. Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of … measures: Article 19 - Capacity building, education and public awareness, Article 20 - Financial resources, Article …
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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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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… recognised human rights. They are also the foundations for public health and human development. For example, an estimated 1.6 … of the 1998 Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… aims to inform, guide and stimulate further action for the health of our environment. What were the most outstanding … changes, unexpected trends and emerging threats to public attention – particularly to the attention of policy … the treaty puts on a safe and long-term legal footing; ● Public and private sectors, which are assured access to a …
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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… in LMEs, and activities on land and in the sea put LME health and productivity at risk, compromising the … 4.3 The Ocean Health Index measures progress towards ten public policy goals for healthy oceans, such as food … of governance arrangements. Monitoring progress on public goals for healthy oceans The Ocean Health Index (OHI) …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… flows provide critical contributions to river health, economic deve- lopment and poverty alleviation. They … a lack of awareness throughout the sector and the general public of the concept and its application. Success in … the ‘Reserve’, which is held and managed on behalf of the public to sustain basic human and ecological requirements. In …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.2.3 Effective public and stakeholder engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chapter Four Stakeholder and Public Participation in Adaptive Water Governance . . . . . . … sectors (e.g., water management, energy, agriculture, health, risk management, biodiversity conservation, etc.) and …
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