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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… ISBN 978-92-5-105624-0 ISSN 1014-6679 Modern water rights Theory and practice FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 92 … offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on … concerned with land drainage, river improvement and inland navigation. In other words there were effectively two …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… The greening of water law: Managing Freshwater Resources for People and the … eutrophication), all of which exert their impacts on inland waters. Nutrient loading is projected to become an … available to maintain the ecological character of many inland water ecosystems. Over-harvesting of inland waters, …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… GREEN Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects GUIDE FOR WATER MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This guide … types of wetlands include freshwater, brackish or saline, inland or coastal, seasonal or permanent, natural or …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… 9 1.1.1 Water basins … 23 2.1 Sources of international law related to water … area, defines a specific framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters … the rela- tionship between surface water and groundwater, inland and coastal regions, urbanisation, land …
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A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law

… A1 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law Author: Stephen C. McCaffrey Scope: International water law, in its broadest sense, concerns all issues that … Diversity, whose Parties have launched a programme on inland waters and their ecosystems. Other treaties, such as …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… Negotiate – Reaching agreements over water Water practitioners are increasingly called upon to negotiate … the Aral Sea Basin The Aral Sea – once the fourth largest inland body of water in the world – has been reduced to 10% … Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Water in drylands Editors: Jonathan Davies, Stefano … @IUCN @esaroconnect @IUCN_CEM @IUCN_Water Water in drylands Editors: Jonathan Davies, Stefano … all of the precipitation occurs. In general, the farther inland from the Mediterranean, the greater are the seasonal …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation … Management.... 67 5.2.4.1 Jurisdictional Barriers in Inland Water Systems 67 5.2.4.2 Jurisdictional Barriers in … Reserves 133 10.2.1 Linear River Parks (Italy) 133 10.2.2 Inland Bogs and Forested Wetlands (New Jersey Pinelands, …
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Water-related conflict and security in Southern Africa: The SADC Protocol on shared watercourses

… 47 The UNECE Water Convention and the Support it Gives to the Management … poten- tial negative impacts could arise for the Okavango inland delta (swamps) in Botswa- na, including loss of … a reduction in floodplain and riverbank agriculture, inland fisheries, prawn fisheries,96 and safari hunting …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… IU C N IUCN Environmental Law Programme International Water Governance: Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems In te … States regarding pollution of the environment along the inland interna- tional boundary by discharges of hazardous … “border area” is defined as 100km on either side of the inland and maritime boundaries between the Parties. The …
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