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Water Law and the Environment

… the complete course and obtain your certificate. Book 1 – Water Law and the Environment Site: UNITED NATIONS … ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The Greening of Water Law Book: Book 1 – Water Law and the Environment … also for the whole of mankind: ‘the environment is not an abstraction but represents the living space, the quality of …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in Contemporary Water Law

… implementation of international principles for sustainable water management, through the lens of the Multilateral … illustrating the main “green” principles of international water law, stemming from both binding and non-binding … in view of their vulnerability to pollution and over- abstraction. Healthy aquifers have an important …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law Author: Stefano Burchi Scope: This class will … of the environment as a legitimate user of available water resources. It will present the environment as a … issue is the compensation of existing, legitimate water abstraction (and of wastewater discharge) rights which are …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law

… A1 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law Author: Stephen C. McCaffrey Scope: International water law, in its broadest sense, concerns all issues that … also for the whole of mankind: ‘the environment is not an abstraction but represents the living space, the quality of …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… the different causes of pollution ranging from unsuitable abstraction practices to point- and non-point source … include prohibiting or limiting certain polluting or water- using activities, such as limiting the use of … areas or the capture zones of the main areas of potable water-supply abstraction. In addition, it will introduce the …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in Contemporary Water Law Book: E1 - Regulation of the Environment-Support … restrictions or limitations to ensure that the total abstraction of water permitted from an aquifer does not …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… Agribusiness (20 killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were also major drivers of … REPSA have rejected accusations that they caused the water pollution in the Río de la Pasión and have also … for standing up to mining compa- nies’ polluting their water sources, land grabbing and threatening their …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… to my people. We are fighting for our lands, for our water, for our lives.”1 Colombian Defender Jakeline Romero … Mining & oil 33 Logging 23 Agribusiness 23 Poaching 18 Water & Dams 7 Other 4 10 KEY QUESTIONS GLOBAL PANORAMA WHO … Wayuú allege, depleted and polluted the region’s precious water resources, resulting in severe droughts.22 The Wayúu …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… themes of the first two Courses were, respectively, ‘Water’ and ‘Forests’. An aim of the organizers of the Course … Bull, ‘Critical Loads: Possibilities and Constraints’, 15 Water, Air and Soil Pollution (1995) 201-213; Hans-Dieter … system developed for the African-Eurasian Migratory Water- bird Agreement (AEWA)144 has been used by other …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance