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B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… of the principle in the overall framework of international water law, regardless of the form of its inclusion in global … of equitable and reasonable use of shared international water resources. The target audience includes policymakers … expect that competition between co-basin States for the right to use shared transboundary water resources will …
D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries
… Kibel Scope: This class focuses on how international water law principles relate to the construction and … and obligations relating to the impoundment and release of water from on-stream dams; (2) effect of on-stream dams on … The implications of the originations approach to fishing right allocation has significant implications for on-stream …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… Stockholm and 1992 Rio Declarations focus on the human right to a safe and clean environment. The Stockholm … by regional agreements looking at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly … had legally binding controls on lead in paint. In water pollution management, 41 per cent of 130 countries …
Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report
… economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the … human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water, adequate housing and self-determination (A/HRC/10/61). … the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, and the Independent Expert on human …
C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards
… of the basin states concerned. The focus is on surface water resources, since a specific module – Module E – is … reduction and control of pollution of transboundary water resources, (b) legal and institutional requirements to … (International Joint Commission 1938): “… no state has the right to use or permit to use its territory when the case is …
Defenders of the Earth
… to my people. We are fighting for our lands, for our water, for our lives.”1 Colombian Defender Jakeline Romero … to stifle environmental activism and land rights defence right across the world, including in ‘developed’ countries … Mining & oil 33 Logging 23 Agribusiness 23 Poaching 18 Water & Dams 7 Other 4 10 KEY QUESTIONS GLOBAL PANORAMA WHO …
No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
… at the basin level, including the 2002 Senegal River Water Charter, the 2008 Niger Basin Water Charter and the 2012 Lake Chad Basin Charter and case … the other state is the sole judge of that and has the right to information on the proposals” (p.15). The obligation …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… Agribusiness (20 killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were also major drivers of … and Tribal Peoples13 and recognise and implement the right of affected communities to reject investment and … REPSA have rejected accusations that they caused the water pollution in the Río de la Pasión and have also …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that … i. ‘hard-hitting’ pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the … from pollution. All citizens, including children, have the right to know, engage, and participate. Governments can …