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The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 575

The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

  • Categories: Law

The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes provides invaluable insights into the contribution of this international agreement towards transboundary water cooperation via its legal provisions, accompanying institutional arrangements and subsidiary policy mechanisms. Contributing authors - experts on key aspects of the Convention - address a broad range of issues, primarily concerning its: development and evolution; relationship with other multi-lateral agreements; regulatory framework and general principles; tools for arresting transboundary pollution; procedural rules; compliance and liability provisions; and select issues including its Protocol on Water and Health.

The Governance Regime of the Mekong River Basin
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 92

The Governance Regime of the Mekong River Basin

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-05-08
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  • Publisher: BRILL

Entry into force of the UN Watercourses Convention in August 2014, and the opening of the UNECE Water Convention to all states in March 2016, are significant milestones in international water law. A comparative analysis of these two global water conventions and the 1995 Mekong Agreement reveals that all three instruments are generally compatible. Nonetheless, the international legal principles and processes set forth in the two conventions can render the Mekong Agreement more up-to-date, robust and practical. The Governance Regime of the Mekong River Basin: Can the Global Water Conventions Strengthen the 1995 Mekong Agreement? contends that strengthening the Agreement would be timely, given the increasing pressures associated with the rapid hydropower development within the basin and the gradually emerging disputes therein. Due to these fast-moving developments, Kinna and Rieu-Clarke strongly recommend that the Mekong states should seriously consider joining both conventions in order to buttress and clarify key provisions of the 1995 Mekong Agreement.

The United Nations World Water Development Report
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 205

The United Nations World Water Development Report

Water is a finite and non-substitutable resource. As the foundation of life, societies and economies, it carries multiple values and benefits. But unlike most other natural resources, it has proven extremely difficult to determine its true 'value'. The 2021 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, titled "Valuing Water" assesses the current status of and challenges to the valuation of water across different sectors and perspectives and identifies ways in which valuation can be promoted as a tool to help improve its management and achieve global sustainable development.

Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau 2021
  • Language: en

Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau 2021

  • Categories: Law

L'eau est une ressource qui n'est pas infinie et qui est non substituable. En tant que fondement de la vie, des sociétés et des économies, l'eau comporte de multiples valeurs et avantages. Mais contrairement à la plupart des autres ressources naturelles, il s’est avéré extrêmement difficile de déterminer sa véritable «valeur». L'édition 2021 du rapport mondial sur la mise en valeur de l'eau des Nations Unies, intitulée «Valuing Water» évalue l'état actuel et les défis de la valorisation de l'eau dans différents secteurs et perspectives et identifie les moyens de promouvoir sa valorisation en tant qu'outil pour aider à améliorer sa gestion et parvenir à un développement durable à l’échelle mondiale.

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021
  • Language: en

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021

  • Categories: Law

Water is a finite and non-substitutable resource. As the foundation of life, societies and economies, it carries multiple values and benefits. But unlike most other natural resources, it has proven extremely difficult to determine its true ‘value’. The 2021 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, titled “Valuing Water” assesses the current status of and challenges to the valuation of water across different sectors and perspectives and identifies ways in which valuation can be promoted as a tool to help improve its management and achieve global sustainable development.

Charting Environmental Law Futures in the Anthropocene
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 245

Charting Environmental Law Futures in the Anthropocene

  • Categories: Law

This book explores a range of plausible futures for environmental law in the new era of the Earth’s history: the Anthropocene. The book discusses multiple contemporary and future challenges facing the planet and humanity. It examines the relationship between environmental law and the Anthropocene at governance scales from the global to the local. The breadth of issues and jurisdictions covered by the book, its forward-looking nature, and the unique generational perspective of the contributing authors means that this publication appeals to a wide audience from specialist academics and policy-makers to a broader lay readership.

Shared Water Resources in West Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 106

Shared Water Resources in West Africa

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-07-17
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  • Publisher: BRILL

In Shared Water Resources in West Africa: Relevance and Application of the UN Watercourses and UNECE Water Conventions, Nwamaka Chigozie Odili addresses the question of whether riparian states in West Africa need to be parties to both the UN Watercourses Convention and the UNECE Water Convention.

A Critical Approach to International Water Management Trends
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

A Critical Approach to International Water Management Trends

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-09-25
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  • Publisher: Springer

This edited volume provides a critical discussion of particular trends that are widely recognised to influence water management by comparing them with what is actually happening in the field. Among others, these trends include water security, adaptive or integrative management, and the water-energy-food nexus, which are often presented as essential means to reaching more sustainable and resilient water use. However, the extent to which these trends have managed to structure concrete practices in water management remains uncertain. Informed by empirically grounded research, each chapter of this work engages with a particular approach, concept or theory. Together, they provide a nuanced picture of trends in water management that require universal remedies and global norms.

Protecting the Third Pole
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

Protecting the Third Pole

  • Categories: Law

This highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole – the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau – using the tool of international law. Following detailed analysis of the weaknesses in the current legal protections according to comparative legal theory, Simon Marsden recommends three potential options for implementation by policy and lawmakers.

Due Diligence in the International Legal Order
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 433

Due Diligence in the International Legal Order

  • Categories: Law

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the content, scope, and function of due diligence across various areas of international law. Looking at current tendancies towards proceduralisation and more proactive risk management, it reveals the promises and limits of due diligence as a concept for enhancing accountability and compliance.