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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

02 Jun 2026 Literature

Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… has an international aspect if an international finance institution or foreign State provides financial assistance … bilateral levels. Most of these agreements establish an institution to govern the respective agreement. … It was restructured and became a separate and permanent institution in 1994. The World Bank provides administrative …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… particular jirga ceased to exist. 4. Zaitu (Warden) The institution of zaitu exists throughout the Northern Areas in one form or other as the village-level institution for the use and management of natural resources. … who carry out these tasks. Before the 1970s, this institution existed in both the tribal and Rajgiri governance …
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Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects

… the Water Resources Commission (WRC), an umbrella institution responsible for the regulation and management of … with the VBA to support both strategic development of the institution and implementation. In 2010, WANI supported the …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… regent/mayor (art. 32) and must establish or appoint an institution authorized for controlling the wildfire (art. … of forests") rather than refer to the exact name of the institution that at the time of drafting is in charge of …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… rnment activities, compliance and spending. A Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) provides the  … and policies. These tools are 9 By Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is meant such public body of a state or … accep- tance, approval, or accession with the institution serving as the depository. In certain instances, …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… Ombudsperson, Technology Implementing Actors: Academic Institution/Civil Society Organisation: El Consejo Nacional … to seek pertinent information, such as searching by maps, institution, or document type. Information can also be … pressure or stifle any legal recourse that any person, institution or the government has taken or may take in the …
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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… of Arbitration in The Hague and encouraged the use of this institution – on a voluntary basis – for settling … National and Regional Organizing Committees supporting the institution of an Interna- tional Court of the Environment, … state level, and the “Roof of the Environment Management Institution” at the region level. The Benefits of ORES are: • …
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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… many RBOs for various reasons. These include traditional institution- al separation of groundwater and surface water … Social Equity Ma na ge me nt In str um en ts Institution Roles Enabling Environment Policy Legislation … it is not necessary to await the perfect law and ideal institution before starting action ■ Accepting that the task …
02 Jun 2026 Literature

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

… has an international aspect if an international finance institution or foreign State provides financial assistance … bilateral levels. Most of these agreements establish an institution to govern the respective agreement. … It was restructured and became a separate and permanent institution in 1994. The World Bank provides administrative …
02 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater