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Land and water - the rights interface

… restriction or alteration of the flow of water within a watercourse; the alteration of the bed, banks or characteristics of a watercourse, including as well as the construction (and use) … those related to the use and management of water within a watercourse; the extraction of gravel and other minerals from …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… of 'prior appropriation' where use rights in a given watercourse are prioritised in accordance with the date on … include hydrological changes from water abstraction or watercourse regulation and water-borne pollution from … boundaries are not the same as political boundaries. A watercourse may flow through several jurisdictional units …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… to enter into such arrangements.22 The Protocol on Shared Watercourse System in the Southern African Development … needs of each riparian state population dependent on the watercourse effects of use in one state on the uses of other … on water requires riparian states along an international watercourse to communicate and co-operate with each other. …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… to enter into such arrangements.22 The Protocol on Shared Watercourse System in the Southern African Development … needs of each riparian state population dependent on the watercourse effects of use in one state on the uses of other … on water requires riparian states along an international watercourse to communicate and co-operate with each other. …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… environmental flow: the amount of water needed in a watercourse to maintain healthy, natural ecosystems. … the flow of, hold, divert or otherwise control water in a watercourse; deepen, widen or alter watercourses or lakes; … of a dam on the main stem or tributary of an international watercourse may affect water levels, fisheries, recreation …
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Issues in water law reform

… affects the enjoyment of the amenity of water in the watercourse" by an adjoining occupier, even in the absence of … In some States, controls are introduced by prescribing a watercourse; in others, by prescribing an area. In Victoria … Victoria. This is because, by statute, the "whole of the watercourse" of the Murray River is in New South Wales, but …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… 7 of the Watercourses Convention similarly provides that watercourse states shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the causing of significant harm to other watercourse states and that where harm is caused, the State … shall take all measures with respect to an international watercourse that are necessary to protect the marine …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… such as the release of chemicals and wastes into the watercourse. Stage 3: Commissioning a trial period All the … can be adjusted in agreements between States sharing a watercourse. It requires States to protect and preserve the … on alien species. States located within an international watercourse have an obligation to co-operate in the …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

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Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

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