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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 …
17 Jun 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 …
17 Jun 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, …
17 Jun 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 …
17 Jun 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 …
17 Jun 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, …
17 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

… 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/ …
17 Jun 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 …
17 Jun 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
17 Jun 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 …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater