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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… reading 171 Article 21 | Prevention, Reduction and Control of Pollution 173 21.1 Commentary 173 21.2 Application … resulting from natural causes or human conduct, such as flood or ice conditions, water- borne diseases, siltation, … All Riparian(s) 889 195 Hydroelectricity Water allocation Flood Control Industrial uses Navigation Pollution Fishing …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… role of biodiversity in disease transmission or biological control. Finally, biodiversity provides commodities for … play a key role in providing ecosystem services (e.g. flood protection, supply of water and raw materials, genetic … as water yield, water purification, breakdown of wastes, flood control, storm and coastal protection, soil formation …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… phasing out of lead in fuel (Box 5). Traditional pollution control that relies on end-of-pipe technologies has been … Programme 2017b). Environmental technologies that help to control and prevent pollution also bring tremendous trade and … America and the Caribbean. The benefits of water pollution control amounted to 7.4 billion (2015 prices). This includes …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… group, the FARC.3 Areas previously under guerrilla control are now eyed enviously by extractive companies and … INDUSTRIES AT THE HEART OF THE VIOLENCE Conflicts over the control of land and natural resources were an underlying … web of militias and paramilitary groups are jostling to control the territories it leaves behind. This brings them …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… 68 3 4.1.1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and … knowledge hub on issues such as fisheries, navigation, flood and drought management, environment monitoring and … of downstream water levels on the Mekong River during the flood season. In 2003, the MRC 341 IW-LEARN, INTERNATIONAL …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… environment include that States must “prevent, reduce and control the pollution of an international watercourse that … ervation-and-management/article-21-prevention-reduction-and-control-of-pollution/ …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… Boundary Waters Treaty, each country reserved the right to control the use of waters within its jurisdiction while … the USA. These projects would also provide irrigation and flood control benefits in the USA, all of which would not be … Canada to a lump sum payment for various downstream (flood control) benefits. Canada would also claim half of the …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… of ecosystems” (article 2(2)). In order to prevent, control and reduce transboundary impact, State parties are … obligation contained in article 21 to prevent, reduce and control the pollution of an international watercourse. With … watercourses, natural or artificial reservoirs, springs, flood plains and wetlands in general. The 2014 Japanese Water …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law

… to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas beyond national control is now part of the corpus of international law … to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Water Law and the Environment

… to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas beyond national control is now part of the corpus of international law … to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance