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Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments Objective and scope Management of Ballast Water Further guidance for uniform implementation of the … for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments The water used by ships as ballast to …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to cooperation in the joint management of shared water resources. Considering the authoritative character of … and as a model for ad hoc agreements regulating specific water bodies. http://www.unwatercoursesconvention.org/ … coursesconvention.org/the-convention/part-i-scope/article-2-use-of-terms/ http://leo.informea.org/terms/groundwater 3. …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… agencies and other bodies responsi- ble for transboundary water issues. It is hoped that the document will also be … stakeholders from other sectors with a direct relevance to water, such as health, environment, education, agriculture, … is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of this information contained herein. Foreword 10 Preface …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 13 1.1 Water scarcity and governance … 21 2.3 Actors Created by Water Agreements at the Global Level … on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube ...... 25 2.4.3. Acuerdo sobre el Acuifero … Bank AFOLU Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use AMCOW African Ministers’ Council on Water CBD Convention …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… land degradation to support decision making in land and water management ” and in 2013 in Bonn on “Economic … Workshop 2.2: Agro-ecosystems Workshop 2.3: Soil and water issues Workshop 2.4: Knowledge and knowledge transfer … 49 LAND-USE IMPACTS ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND CARBON STORAGE AT …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 2. Regulation 3. The Hydrological Cycle Groundwater 5. Water Scarcity Climate Change 6. Water Pollution 7. Water Uses Conflicts Fresh, coastal and … area and the interlinkages between the regulation of the use of water and the protection and conservation of water
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Land in Numbers

… valuable services, land feeds our families, provides fresh water and powers our future ambitions. Much of the data … natural capital, we can make a positive impact on food and water security while coping with a changing climate. By … food we eat, the water we drink and the plant materials we use for fuel, building materials and medicines. There are …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Sustainable development Impact assessment Provision of water services 3. Lessons learned Manage freshwater for … all matters concerning freshwater in a single, integrated water law. Conserve water through rational urban development … the world has set in place a legal regime regulating the use of water resources in their territory. Many existing …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 1. The 1992 UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes … Measures Principles Other obligations The Protocol on Water and Health The Protocol on Civil Liability 2. Protocol … use. An important example of regulation of transboundary water resources at the regional level is the 1992 Convention …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… some neighbors claimed our trees were drawing too much water from the ground. We cut them down. Our harvests fell. … chad or afghanistan were in before local conflicts over water or land turned into civil wars, sexual violence or … sustainably. Granting users the rights to own and use the resources they depend on can reverse trends, pull the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere