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… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation … Paper No. 38 IUCN The World Conservation Union Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation … rivers and reservoirs which have been dammed for water supply, irrigation or hydro- electric power generation, …

… lakes in recent times has led to increasing problems of water shortage, flooding, and lack of clean water, and in some areas efforts are now being made to … kund and its ability to store rainfall, mitigate flooding, supply irrigation water, and recharge the groundwater which …

… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. About this series of … roles of other sectors beyond the “environment” or “water” sectors. It is thus very important that these … of coastal wetlands, no legal safeguards for water supply of appropriate quality and quantity); c) land tenure …

… for maintaining the foug- garas, human-made undergrou- nd water systems, has assured water supplies to oases since the 7th century. An interesting … a simple but effective system for settling disputes over water based on quick, oral procedures and a high level of …

… that wetlands have a far greater importance for ground water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, water purification, and as an … from flooding and storm damage, erosion control, water supply and ground water recharge. Lastly, there are the …

… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © Ramsar … world”. 1.2 What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controling the environment and … by the rapidly widening gap between water demand and supply. Even with current attempts to maintain water flows …

… farther inland, salt is extracted through evaporation of water with a high salt content, in a process in which the “four basic elements” are reflected: the water that provides the salt; the soil for building walls and … to evaporation and turns the windmills that pump the water; and the heat of the sun. This can be observed in the …

… Cultural values From humanity’s earliest existence, water has been recognized as an absolute necessity … the emergence of agriculture, the availability of adequate water became an essential part of food production. Places … the Khmer Empire. As the bringer and sustainer of life, water has been venerated down the ages and plays an important …

… is the Baltic Sea, which is the largest body of brackish water in the world and contains many unique habitats that … islands or installations for producing energy from the water, currents or winds. Another use of the marine … supplying cruise vessels with large amounts of food, fresh water and fuel, collecting and processing huge quantities of …

… Approach to Conservation project and the Mekong Water Dialogues, facilitated by IUCN. No warranty as to the … advancing environmental law. www.iucn.org/law About Mekong Water Dialogues The Mekong Water Dialogues is coordinated and … and [for producing] food for the public, raw materials to supply industrial processing factories, and commodities for …