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

… and information-based tools, land-use management and cost recovery of water services, without cost recovery objectives … increasing access to safe drinking water, the provision of waste water treatment and sanitation, and the prevention of … resources law, and is co-author of The Law of Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances in a Nutshell (West 1997.) The …
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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… regulation of the siting and operation of landfills and waste dumps regulation of urban land development, as regards … Namibia, a licence is required to construct and operate a waste disposal site above or near an aquifer. In addition, … water rights and dedicate them to instream use for the recovery and health of watercourses. In parallel and …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… Fund UWWT European Council Directive Concerning Urban Waste Water Treatment WHO World Health Organization WPWP … and freshwater ecosystems. Glossary xi effluent: liquid waste, whether treated or untreated, that flows from a … and growing needs for M&I water, along with poor cost recovery by municipal suppliers and irrigation schemes, have …
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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 … of storage and transport while in wealthy nations, food waste is a result of profligacy and inefficiencies towards … indicate land degradation, or increasing trends indicate recovery. For further evaluation with the aim of identifying …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… of goals for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on waste and pollution, sustainable tourism, and energy supply … met in October, took key decisions to increase focus on waste minimization and to apply the terms of the Convention … diversions under the previous regime, saw an encouraging recovery in 2004 as these NASA satellite images reveal. The …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… Wetland Reserve in South Africa in 2006. Waste water from the mine contained a high concentration of … improved seed varieties, and reductions in food waste - while leakage reduction will be key to municipal … over from government ownership, where employment, tax recovery, and investing in site improvements and efficiencies …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… pollution of the lake and its environment ; n ensure that waste is not disposed of into the lake except under, and in … to water pollution, wastewater treatment, municipal solid waste and related matters. Furthermore, the Contracting … Convention is to promote the protection, conservation and recovery of sea turtle populations and of the habitats on …
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Issues in water law reform

… qualifications of these rights arose from the uncontrolled waste of artesian water, following discovery of the Great … also been closely examined for structuring access to trade waste disposal and are being seriously considered by at least … advanced than other jurisdictions in introducing full cost recovery for rural water supplies. Its arrangements for water …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… texts] … Appendices Appendix I - List of activities … 10. Waste-disposal installations for the incineration, chemical … through the application of, inter alia, low- and non-waste technology; (b) Transboundary waters are protected … disposal systems available to the public; (e) Recycling, recovery and reuse; Groundwater in international law 73 (f) …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… of flood and drought by storing water and to carry away waste. However, as human numbers grew and as society … - tions of the country. Step 6: Apply the principle of recovery of costs for water services - tal and resource … usually by requiring permits for water withdrawals or waste disposal. 50 2. Water law must be consistent with …
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