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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 … 22 2.4 Actors Created by Regional and Basin Water Agreements … 57 3.4.1. Human right to water … 101 5.7.5. Human right to water … to international watercourse governance: the human right to water; procedural rights; and the rights of …
26 Sep 2026 Document 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, … to watercourse agreements 96 4.1 Commentary 96 4.1.1 Right to participation for watercourse states 97 4.1.2 The …
26 Sep 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… aircrafts. The main exception to that jurisdiction is the right of innocent passage for ships of all states under … (articles 55-57). These resources include those in the water column, such as fish, and on or under the sea bed, for … Areas beyond national jurisdiction The water column that is not part of the internal waters, …
26 Sep 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing on the high seas is in … CBD as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and … exist for particular maritime zones - for instance the right of innocent passage in the territorial sea - or for all …
26 Sep 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

The Law of the Sea

… pollution issues. http://leo.informea.org/terms/territoral-water http://leo.informea.org/terms/continental-shelf … uses of the sea, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.” This definition raises the … capabilities and, later, by reference to their sovereign right to exploit their natural resources. Article 194 also …
26 Sep 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Convention on Biological Diversity

… schemes, improved border controls and quarantine, water and waste management, use of ecosystem based approaches … By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland-water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
26 Sep 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

… the ICJ referred to what it called a state’s “basic right to an equitable and reasonable sharing of the resources … 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/ …
26 Sep 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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 policies Build in …
26 Sep 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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 marine water …
26 Sep 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… or not a coastal state is a party to 1946 ICRW, it has a right under article 65 to regulate the exploitation of marine …
26 Sep 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater