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Land and water - the rights interface

… non-co-ordination ................................ 71 6.2 Groundwater … 73 6.2.1 The risks to groundwater resources ............................ 75 6.2.2 The legal treatment of groundwater ........................... 76 6.2.3 The … .............................................. 106 7.3 Groundwater – the tightly bound interface …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… Life Years EIA Environmental Impact Assessment GWD Groundwater Directive IGRAC International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre IIL Institute of … 103 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support …
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Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 1. Introduction 2. Regulation 3. The Hydrological Cycle Groundwater 5. Water Scarcity Climate Change 6. Water … action and evaporate, or may percolate downward to become groundwater. The area on the land surface where infiltration … This may lie a considerable distance from the place where groundwater is withdrawn or emerges naturally, for example, …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… services in water-related charging 5.9. Restricting groundwater extractions to safeguard groundwater’s ecosystem-support function 5.10. Downscaling … and fertilizers, in a manner that does not pollute groundwater or surface waters. Also regulated are changes in …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… 14 2.2.2. Rights to groundwater … from natural sources whether from surface water bodies or groundwater. It is important, however, to note that the … in water resources management it is important to note that groundwater markets, in which land owners sell typically …
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Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… not be located in a floodplain or be in contact with groundwater. The seasonal height and flow of the groundwater should be established so that the potential for … have a deleterious effect on the taste and or odour of groundwater, and compounds liable to cause the formation of …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Water Law and the Environment

… 1. Introduction 1.1 Definitions 1.2 The Importance of Groundwater 1.3 The Impact of Climate Change 1.4 Increasing … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/groundwater 1.2 The Importance of Groundwater It is important to note that both of these …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… use of fresh water resources, both surface water and groundwater, increasing access to safe drinking water, the … 2. Do not treat groundwater and surface water … includes withdrawals of water from both surface water and groundwater. It also includes in-stream storage of surface …
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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… and water storage interactions (includ- ing dams and groundwater) to support the implementation of Ramsar … in underground aquifers, rivers, lakes and other wetlands. Groundwater is the largest store of unfrozen fresh water and … population live in rural areas and depend on small-scale groundwater supplies (Calow et al. 2009). In many ar- In many …
17 Jun 2026 Document

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… watercourse 78 2.1.3 Ecosystem approach 78 2.1.4 Groundwater 79 2.1.5 Scope of parties – watercourse state and … of Transboundary Aquifer 83 Table of Figures Figure 1.6 | Groundwater Resources of the World 83 Figure 1.7 | Treaty … ‘Codification of the Law of Transboundary Aquifers (Groundwater) by the United Nations’, (2011) 36(5) Water …
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