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Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
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 Indigenous peoples Inland waters
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
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 implementation of the Agreement, thus of the elaboration and implementation of policies and strategies.

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, Governance, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX