European Water Law And Hydropolitics

Author : Gábor Baranyai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030225414

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European Water Law and Hydropolitics by Gábor Baranyai Pdf

This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of the various issues faced by countries in the European Union, where progressing climate change and urbanization pose significant cooperative challenges in a large number of river basins. Conducting a thorough analysis of the intricate web of EU water governance, it reveals that the hydropolitical stability of the European Union is already at risk. Further, given the structural nature of the shortcomings in EU water policy—e.g. the rigidity of the EU’s founding treaties or the institutional complacency of the European Commission—the book argues that these risks are likely to turn into sources of prolonged conflict, unless EU decision-making bodies take steps to address the new hydrological realities early on.

Author : P. Chave
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 1900222124

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The EU Water Framework Directive by P. Chave Pdf

Taking over 10 years to develop, the new EU Water Framework Directive is the most significant legal instrument in the water field to emerge from Brussels for some time and will have a profound effect on how water is managed in Europe over the next 25 years. The book outlines its basic features. It explains how the current approach to water management will have to change in order that European Member states and those countries currently in accession negotiations can meet the requirements of the directive, describing a number of examples of current practices as possible systems which could be used in the new approach. The concept of river basin management is outlined, and the potential institutional problems associated with implementing such a system are discussed including the problems associated with cross-border river basins, a common situation in Europe. Examples of existing river basin authorities and international collaboration are given as possible models. The directive requires the establishment of programmes of measures to improve water status. Some countries already use such a concept, and examples are quoted. As a result of its implementation, the directive aims to achieve good water status in all natural surface waters and groundwater in 15 years. For surface waters, the definition of 'good' is based on a new concept of 'ecological quality' taking into account biology, chemistry and their physical features. For groundwater, it includes quantitative status. The approach taken is an integrated one which has to consider all the naturally occurring and human factors which affect the waters. The difficulties of interpretation of the new concept of 'ecological water status' are discussed and some of the examples of current biological and chemical classification schemes that are used in Europe are examined. The directive also alters the way in which pollution is to be controlled - the 'combined' approach. This concept is explained. The EU Water Framework Directive: An Introduction is an invaluable source of guidance on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive for all those concerned with water management including water quality planners and scientists, pollution control and environmental staff in the water and wastewater industries and environmental regulators who all have to adapt to the new approach to their work. Contents Introduction The EU Water Framework Directive Principal Obligations of the Directive Implementation of the Directive River Basin Districts River Basin Characteristics Environmental Objectives Programme of Measures River Basin Plans Groundwater Waters Requiring Special Protection Priority Substances Monitoring Economic Instruments Recording and Reporting Summary Timescales and Future Developments

Author : Dr Elli Louka
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199705887

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Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers by Dr Elli Louka Pdf

Water Law and Policy examines water management in Europe, and the difficulties and policy dilemmas involved in creating integrated water management institutions. This is the only overall assessment of the development and evolution of European Water Law and Policy. The book is unique in that it concentrates on institutional development, norms and guiding principles, implementation strategies, and public participation mechanisms at the local level, EU level, and globally. Water is one of the most mismanaged natural resources. Failed water management policies and fragmented water management institutions can have catastrophic results, including both flooding and water scarcity. Dr. Elli Louka's book provides insights that can guide water development policies across national borders. It is a must-read for policymakers, water managers, and students who need to understand national and transnational water management.

Author : Anthony Turton,Roland Henwood
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 9780620295192

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Hydropolitics in the Developing World by Anthony Turton,Roland Henwood Pdf

Bringing contributions by a variety of authors together in one volume is part of an attempt to show that hydropolitics is a growing discipline in its own right. The prevailing definition of hydropolitics is widened to include the elements of scale and range. This is illustrated through a focus on theoretical and legal issues, case studies from Southern Africa and a proposed research agenda. The book is an important addition to the literature on hydropolitics.

Author : Stefan Kuks,Ingrid Kissling-Näf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402024849

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The Evolution of National Water Regimes in Europe by Stefan Kuks,Ingrid Kissling-Näf Pdf

All over the world countries struggle with water stress. Problems vary from water scarcity and a degrading water quality, to floods and a rising sea level due to climate change. The European Union adopted a Water Framework Directive to improve the sustainability of water management in its member states. Water management should be coordinated at the level of river basins as a whole. Interests of various user groups should be better represented. River basin visions should take into account the impact of all human activities on the status of the resource. Water legislation needs streamlining and more focus on its implementation. The European Union advocates regulating water prices by charging the costs of water services on the basis of full cost recovery and the polluter pays principle. This book examines the development of water management in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland. It is based on the European research project EUWARENESS. The authors apply a theoretical framework for the analysis of institutional regimes, water governance and property rights. The evolution of national water resource regimes is described over a period of almost 200 years (1800-2000). The long-term perspective enables the reader to see the conditions under which regime transformation and paradigm change are made possible. The book also includes a critical analysis of policy making by the European Union, and a comparative review and analysis of regime development in the six countries involved. This book is followed by another volume published with Kluwer Academic Publishers on "Integrated Governance and Water Basin Management", edited by Hans Bressers and Stefan Kuks.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Agrarian and Water Legislation Section
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Law
ISBN : 9251014906

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Water Law in Selected European Countries (Cyprus, Finland, the Netherlands, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yugoslavia) by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Agrarian and Water Legislation Section Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9280730363

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Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience Along International Waters by Anonim Pdf

The hydro-vulnerability of Europe is governed by the institutions created to resolve transboundary water issues in a cooperative manner that attempts to prevent potential conflict. Institutional capacity through water management bodies, treaties or generally positive international relations, is possibly more important than the physical environment for minimising hydropolitical vulnerability and conflict on the one hand, and strengthening resilience and cooperation on the other hand. This publication aims at a broader promotion and dissemination of assessed information and data that can support informed policy-making.

Author : Paolo Turrini,Antonio Massarutto,Marco Pertile,Alessandro de Carli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030690755

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Water Law, Policy and Economics in Italy by Paolo Turrini,Antonio Massarutto,Marco Pertile,Alessandro de Carli Pdf

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the most important water-related issues that centre on Italy, analysed from several disciplinary perspectives – such as hydrology, economics, law, sociology, environmental sciences and policy studies – in order to promote full understanding of the challenges the country is facing and the ways it could best tackle them. Despite the misconception that Italy is a water-scarce country, is in fact quite rich in water resources. Such resources, however, are unevenly distributed over the Italian territory. Italy’s northern regions rely on quite an abundant quantity of freshwater, whereas in the southern area water endowment is limited. Moreover, climatic differences between North and South contribute to widen the divide. This disparity has notable consequences of socio-economic character, some of which, in turn, feed back into the environmental conditions of Italian regions: pollution, floods, landslides and droughts are among the problems affecting the country. There are numerous features of water use and consumption that distinguish Italy from other comparable countries, such as the significant role played by agriculture (a water-intensive activity), a lead position in the consumption of bottled water, lower-than-average prices of water and a far-from-optimal efficiency of waterworks. All such aspects, and many others, make Italy an essential case study.

Author : Joseph W. Dellapenna,Gupta Joyeeta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781402098673

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The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water by Joseph W. Dellapenna,Gupta Joyeeta Pdf

According to a famous Talmudic story (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat: 31a), a gentile once approached Rabbi Hillel and asked to be taught the entire Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel replied, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. That is the entire Torah. The rest is simply an explanation. Go and learn it!’ In much the same way, Jewish law can be described in one word—Torah. All the rest is simply an explanation. The Torah, also known as the Bible, the five books of Moses, and the Pentateuch, was written over 3,000 years ago. Since then, Jewish law has developed various interpretations and applications of the Torah, interpretations of those interpre- tions, and so on. Jewish law contains civil dictates as well as religious protocol. Problems that arose in the framework of religious life and problems surrounding civil relationships both found solutions in the same legal source—the Torah and the Halacha, the Jewish legal interpretations and rulings. This chapter on water law in the Jewish tradition provides insight into Jewish law and custom in general, and rules related to the protection of water sources in particular. One should not look, however, to find a written code of Jewish law, as there is none.

Author : Götz Reichert
Publisher : Brill Research Perspectives
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004320946

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Transboundary Water Cooperation in Europe by Götz Reichert Pdf

In "Transboundary Water Cooperation in Europe," Gotz Reichert analyzes the multidimensional regime for the protection and management of European transboundary freshwater resources that is composed of international water law, the water law of the European Union, and domestic water legislation. Accordingly, qualitative and quantitative aspects regarding surface waters and groundwater are to be managed in an integrated manner to achieve good water status of rivers, lakes and aquifers. To this end, international river basin management plans provided for by the EU Water Framework Directive are developed by international river commissions for Europe s major transboundary river basins. Gotz Reichert analyzes the various dimensions of the regime including their legal interlinkages and considers the question of whether it is successful in achieving its ambitious goals."

Author : Scott Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780190864101

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Subnational Hydropolitics by Scott Moore Pdf

"It's often claimed that future wars will be fought over water. But while international water conflict is rare, it's common between sub-national jurisdictions like states and provinces. Drawing on cases in the United States, China, India, and France, this book explains why these sub-national water conflicts occur - and how they can be prevented"--

Author : Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192608604

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Fresh Water in International Law by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes Pdf

This book addresses the diverse ways in which international law governs the uses, management, and protection of fresh water. The regulation of fresh water has primarily developed through the conclusion of treaties concerning international watercourses, yet a number of other legal regimes also apply to the governance of fresh water. In particular, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of fresh water to environmental protection. The development of international human rights law and international humanitarian law has also proven crucial for ensuring the sound and equitable management of this resource. In addition, the economic uses of fresh water feature prominently in the law applicable to watercourses, while water itself has become an important element of the trade and investment regimes. These bodies of rules and principles not only surface in an array of dispute settlement mechanisms, but also stimulate wider trends of institutionalization. Since the publication of the first edition of this volume in 2013, water has continued to be at the forefront of the international agenda, and the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals constitutes a milestone around which various public and private initiatives have been launched. This book presents and appraises these important developments as part of its comprehensive analysis of the origin and scope of the various areas of international law as they apply to fresh water. It demonstrates how these areas connect and adapt to one another, forming an integrated body of international principles.

Author : Arun P. Elhance
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1878379917

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Hydropolitics in the Third World by Arun P. Elhance Pdf

With more than 50 percent of the world's landmass covered by river basins shared by two or more states, competition over water resources has always had the potential to spark violence. And growing populations and accelerating demands for fresh water are putting ever greater pressures on already scarce water resources. In this wide-ranging study, Arun Elhance explores the hydropolitics of six of the world's largest river basins. In each case, Elhance examines the basin's physical, economic, and political geography; the possibilities for acute conflict; and efforts to develop bilateral and multilateral agreements for sharing water resources. The case studies lead to some sobering conclusions about impediments to cooperation but also to some encouraging ones--among them, that it may not be possible for Third World states to solve their water problems by going to war, and that eventually even the strongest riparian states are compelled to seek cooperation with their weaker neighbors.

Author : Yang Liu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004689428

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International Watercourses Law and Multilateral Environmental Agreements by Yang Liu Pdf

This book anchors its arguments in Article 20 of the Watercourses Convention and explores consistencies and inconsistencies in parallel definitions, substantive and procedural obligations and institutional arrangements in IWL, and the Ramsar and Biodiversity Conventions with respect to the protection and preservation of ecosystems of shared inland waters. Dr. Yang Liu argues that the all-around informed and integrated application of IWL and MEAs is essential for the effective protection and preservation of shared inland water ecosystems. However, the degree of cross-fertilization of parallel provisions should be examined on a case-by-case basis in light of the legal analytical framework deployed in this study.

Author : Dalvinder Singh,Cristina Elena Popa Tache,Cătălin-Silviu Săraru
Publisher : ADJURIS – International Academic Publisher
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9786069535103

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Looking for New Paths in Comparative and International Law by Dalvinder Singh,Cristina Elena Popa Tache,Cătălin-Silviu Săraru Pdf

This volume contains the scientific papers presented at the Conference on Comparative and International Law that was held on 25 June 2021 online on Zoom. This is an international conference. The conference is organized every year by the Society of Juridical and Administrative Sciences together with the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. More information about the conference can be found on the official website: www.comparativelawconference.eu . The scientific studies included in this volume are grouped into two chapters: Inspirational analyzes in comparative law, Seeking the brilliance of international law. This volume is aimed at practitioners, researchers, students and PhD. candidates in juridical sciences, who are interested in recent developments and prospects for development in the field of comparative and international law.