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Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… contrast, governs unconfined running water, over which the watercourse State cannot exercise sovereignty. The atmosphere … utilization and adequate protection of an international watercourse”. Article 9 (Regular exchange of data and … provides as follows: “1. Pursuant to Article 8, watercourse States shall on a regular basis exchange readily …
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Share - Managing water across boundaries

… can refer to water within the river channel (the term watercourse is often used for this purpose), or to the entire … water resource management. The Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems in the Southern Africa Development … needs of the states; • the population dependent on the watercourse in each state; • the effects of the use or uses …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… barriers, even if the water is not “diverted” from the watercourse. 10. In addition to actual deposits of pollutants … description of the water cycle and the components of a watercourse system. Key terms appear in italics the first … instream uses are uses or values relating to water in a watercourse. These range from fishing, conservation of fish …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Navigational Uses of International Watercourses requires watercourse states to “...take all measures necessary to … of species, alien or new, into an international watercourse which may have effects detrimental to the ecosystem of the watercourse resulting in significant harm to other …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Water as a human right?

… protection; these are the governing principles of watercourse law. Examples are the principles of equitable and …
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Regulation at the International Level

17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… right to make "ordinary" use of the water flowing in the watercourse. This encompassed the "reasonable use" of that … abstracter's land and the water must be restored to the watercourse substantially undiminished in volume and … to be at its greatest. But the quantity of water in a watercourse is not the only matter that requires constant …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Protocols on Shared Watercourse Systems, Wildlife Conservation and Law … in Article 6, including the population dependent on the watercourse in each State. There is also an obligation not to cause significant harm to other watercourse States (Article 7). The Convention also concerns …
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Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the world’s population lives in coastal zones. Since most watercourse systems eventually reach the sea, coastal … for food and even shelter. http://leo.informea.org/terms/watercourse http://leo.informea.org/terms/estuary …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater