Principles For Effective Joint Bodies For Transboundary Water Cooperation

Author : Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213631126

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Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundary Water Cooperation under the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes by Economic Commission for Europe Pdf

The Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundary Water Cooperation, presented in this publication, distil valuable lessons from the experiences of joint bodies worldwide, Parties to the Water Convention and other States, as well as other stakeholders. These experiences were gathered through an extensive consultation process under the Water Convention. At its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015) the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention formally adopted the principles and encouraged countries to use them. The principles seek to facilitate the establishment and work of joint bodies and ultimately to contribute to reaching a high level of cooperation between riparian States. The principles are highly relevant in the light of the opening of the Water Convention to all United Nations Member States and can assist countries in implementing one of its main obligations.

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
ISBN : UIUC:30112122480780

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Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundary Water Cooperation by United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe Pdf

This publication presents the Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundary Water Cooperation that were formally adopted by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015). Countries sharing transboundary waters worldwide are encouraged to make use of them when establishing new joint bodies or strengthening existing ones. The principles seek to synthesize valuable lessons from the collective experience of joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation, Parties to the Water Convention and other States, as well as other stakeholders. The principles are classified in two main categories. The first category presents principles related with the establishment of joint bodies, their structure and functions, including issues such as their tasks, their competence and mandate. The second category describes principles related with the operational aspects of joint bodies such as procedural considerations, financial and human resources.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9211171555

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Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundar Water Cooperation by Anonim Pdf

This publication presents the Principles for Effective Joint Bodies for Transboundary Water Cooperation that were formally adopted by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015). Countries sharing transboundary waters worldwide are encouraged to make use of them when establishing new joint bodies or strengthening existing ones. The principles seek to synthesize valuable lessons from the collective experience of joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation, Parties to the Water Convention and other States, as well as other stakeholders. The principles are classified in two main categories. The first category presents principles related with the establishment of joint bodies, their structure and functions, including issues such as their tasks, their competence and mandate. The second category describes principles related with the operational aspects of joint bodies such as procedural considerations, financial and human resources.

Author : United Nations ECE
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210472487

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Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation under the Water Convention by United Nations ECE Pdf

The publication presents and analyses the findings of the first pilot reporting exercise under the Water Convention, which was carried out in 2017. Progress made in the implementation of the Convention is reviewed and summarised, together with the identification of significant trends, success, challenges and opportunities concerning transboundary water cooperation. The reporting mechanism under the Convention was formally adopted (decision VII/2) by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015).

Author : Anton Earle
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849776585

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Transboundary Water Management by Anton Earle Pdf

The management of water resources across boundaries, whether sub-national or international, is one of the most difficult challenges facing water managers today. The upstream exploitation or diversion of groundwater or rivers can have devastating consequences for those living downstream, and transboundary rivers can provide a source of conflict between nations or states, particularly where water resources are scarce. Similarly, water based-pollution can spread across borders and create disputes and a need for sound governance.This book is the first to bring together in a concise and accessible way all of the main topics to be considered when managing transboundary waters. It will raise the awareness of practitioners of the various issues needed to be taken into account when making water management decisions and provide a practically-based overview for advanced students. The authors show clearly how vital it is to cooperate effectively over the management of shared waters to unlock their contribution to regional sustainable development. The book is largely based on a long-running and tested international training programme, run by the Stockholm International Water Institute and Ramboll Natura, and supported by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida), where the respective authors have presented modules on the programmes. It addresses issues not only of conflict, but also of managing power asymmetries, benefit-sharing, stakeholder participation, international water law, environmental water requirements and regional development. It will be particularly useful for those with a background in hydrology or engineering who wish to broaden their management skills.

Author : Economic Commission for Europe,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004674

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Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation by Economic Commission for Europe,UNESCO Pdf

Author : Melissa McCracken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000549805

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Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation by Melissa McCracken Pdf

This book establishes a framework for defining transboundary water cooperation and a methodology for evaluating its effectiveness, which will contribute to more effective and therefore successful cooperation processes. With the increasing focus on transboundary cooperation as a part of the Sustainable Development Goal Framework, there is global recognition of transboundary water cooperation as a tool for improved governance and management of transboundary surface and groundwaters. However, there is not an agreed upon definition of transboundary water cooperation in the literature or in practice. This book develops the Four Frames of Transboundary Water Cooperation, which is a neutral modular framework for developing context-specific explanatory definitions of transboundary water cooperation in basins and aquifers. The Four Frames of Cooperation are legal, institutional, relational, and outcome. However, we need to move beyond defining cooperation to understand better measures of the quality and effectiveness of cooperative processes. The Weighted Model of Effective Cooperation presents a first step in qualitatively evaluating the effectiveness of transboundary water cooperation. This model defines effective transboundary water cooperation and operationalizes a method to evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative processes over internationally shared waters. Effective cooperation emphasizes the relational and outcome frames of cooperation while working towards equitability and sustainability. Together, the Four Frames of Cooperation and the Weighted Model of Effective Cooperation will improve the understanding of cooperation and encourage a detailed evaluation of the quality, success, and effectiveness of cooperative processes. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, water governance, and environmental politics. It will also appeal to policymakers and professionals working in the fields of water conflict, water diplomacy, and international cooperation.

Author : Attila Tanzi,Owen McIntyre,Alexandros Kolliopoulos,Alistair Rieu-Clarke,Rémy Kinna
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004291584

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The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes by Attila Tanzi,Owen McIntyre,Alexandros Kolliopoulos,Alistair Rieu-Clarke,Rémy Kinna Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Water (United Nations)
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02874831M

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Transboundary Water Cooperation by Anonim Pdf

This publication is the main output of the "Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Newly Independent States" project. It aims to define the status, trends and further needs with regard to transboundary water cooperation in the Newly Independent States (NIS), and between NIS and their neighbours. The analysis and recommendations will provide a basis for future actions and projects for the development of cooperation in the NIS on transboundary waters, in particular within the work programme of the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) and the Strategic Partnership on Water for Sustainable Development.

Author : United Nations Staff
Publisher : UN
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9214160562

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River Basin Commissions and Other Institutions for Transboundary Water Cooperation (Russian Language) by United Nations Staff Pdf

The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of 1992 places a significant emphasis on institutional cooperation between countries. It requires countries to enter into agreements and to establish joint bodies, such as river basin commissions and other institutions for transboundary water cooperation. This publication analyses structures and activities of joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation and presents recommendations for developing cooperation and establishing and improving joint bodies in the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. It focuses particularly on aspects where existing joint bodies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia could improve their activities by strengthening institutional mechanisms. It describes major challenges and perspectives for cooperation in specific river basins.

Author : Patricia Wouters,Huiping Chen,James E. Nickum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Water
ISBN : 1138288837

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Transboundary Water Cooperation by Patricia Wouters,Huiping Chen,James E. Nickum Pdf

Grounded in international experience, this book is an up-to-date overview of current international transboundary water resource sharing policies and practices, including detailed case studies at both domestic and international levels. The articles in this book were originally published in the journal Water International.

Author : Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290908272

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Measuring Transboundary Water Cooperation by Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan Pdf

Water cooperation has received prominent focus in the post-2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While proposals for measuring water cooperation appear to be converging toward a small set of indicators, the degree to which these proposed indicators draw on past work is unclear. This paper mines relevant past work to generate guidance for monitoring the proposed SDG target related to transboundary water cooperation. Potential measures of water cooperation were identified, filtered and applied in three countries (Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe). Six indicators were ultimately determined as being suitable for measuring water cooperation. As the SDG process turns its focus to the selection of indicators, the indicators proposed in this paper may merit consideration

Author : Götz Reichert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004320956

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Transboundary Water Cooperation in Europe by Götz Reichert Pdf

In Transboundary Water Cooperation in Europe, Götz 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.

Author : Rieu-Clarke, Alistair,Moynihan, Ruby
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231001352

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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation by Rieu-Clarke, Alistair,Moynihan, Ruby Pdf

Author : Jacques Ganoulis,Jean Fried
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319786254

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Transboundary Hydro-Governance by Jacques Ganoulis,Jean Fried Pdf

Attending water security is an important challenge and a major systemic risk humanity faces in the years to come. This is due to population increase, over-consumption of water, especially in agriculture, climate change and various forms of water pollution. The issue becomes more complicated in transboundary water catchments that cover almost half of the world’s land surface, with about 60% of global river flow and 40% of the world’s population. Also, in many parts of the planet, like Saharan Africa, population depends on groundwater resources located in transboundary aquifer systems. These facts illustrate the importance of the book's subject, which is the governance of transboundary waters, both surface and groundwater. The book is written by two distinguished scientists, who, having worked in various international institutions, like UNESCO, GEF, UNEP and at the European Commission, have both an extended expertise on how to bridge the gap between science and political decision-making, which is the main factor for an effective governance of water resources. What is new in the book is the integrated analysis of transboundary governance of both surface water and groundwater, as it occurs in reality. In current literature, groundwater is still often missing for the benefit of surface water or, on the contrary, it is treated separately from surface water. The most important feature of the book is to distinguish between the real and a "good" or an effective transboundary water governance and to provide practical tools, methodologies and examples for its implementation in the field. Published timely during 2018, the book will contribute to address successfully practical problems of governance of transboundary waters that represent a very important part of our precious fresh water resources.