Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Commonwealth Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Sub-national agreement River basin institution Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Transboundary effects Policy/planning Geographical area Oceania Basin Lake Eyre Abstract This Agreement concerns the management of the Lake Eyre Basin. The purpose of the Agreement is to provide for the development, adoption and implementation of policies and strategies concerning water and related resources in the area covered by the Agreement to avoid or eliminate adverse cross-borders impacts (sect. 2.1). The Agreement defines the roles, interests and responsibilities of all parties and provides for the constitution of a Ministerial Forum, which is responsible for the implementat Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act 2001 (No. 36 of 2001). Legislation | Australia | 2001 Keyword: Sub-national agreement, River basin institution, Freshwater resources management, Basin/catchment/watershed, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX