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Preservation of oasis ecosystems

… lack of control of irrigation (doses and frequency) and drainage; e. genetic erosion caused by the generalization of …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… wetlands. It has also been one of the main reasons for the drainage of wetlands, not completely halted even when the … attempted to cultivate the land that resulted from the drainage. The results soon proved disastrous. For irrigation, … systems (such as irrigation, water distribution and drainage associations, and traditional dispute settlement …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… of wetland biodiversity include habitat change (such as drainage and infilling for agriculture or construction), …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… is fed by smaller rivers, and goes on to form smaller drainage basins, i.e. the sub- basins and micro-basins, spatially delimited by their respective drainage divisions. c. Depending on predominant climatic … do not always coincide with the areas delimited by the drainage divides. In this respect, an aquifer may transfer …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… court ordered the respondents to comply with the law on drainage and resettlement of displaced persons and not to … Milwaukee v. State 193 Wis. 423 Crawford County Lever and Drainage Dist. No. 1 182 Wis 404 Gould v. Greylock … on local self-governing bodies. Similarly, providing drainage systems, not pompous and attractive, but in working …
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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… surveillance, water supply, sanitation, and irrigation and drainage systems; climate-proofing of infrastructure; … Good governance and IWRM – a legal perspective. Irrigation Drainage Systems, Vol. 24, pp. 239-241. Journal of the …
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Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… States and River Authorities or Boards in respect of each drainage basin, with the following objects: Develop a …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… collective farms or state enterprises, which saw extensive drainage operations and the introduction of alien species for … Things started to change when from the 17th century larger drainage systems were built. The efforts to win more arable … rakosiensis).61 In the Hanság areas, even with extensive drainage, the land remained partially water-logged and many …
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A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law

… world’s freshwater is situated in internationally-shared drainage basins, the need for cooperation and observance of …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… Hayton and C.J. Olmstead (eds.), The Law of International Drainage Basins. New York: Dobbs Ferry / Oceana. …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance