The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

Corporate author: UNEP Division of Environmental Law and Conventions
Date: 2010
Source: IUCN (ID: MON-083943)

Title (French): Un droit de l'eau plus vert : Gérer les ressources en eau douce pour les hommes et l’environnement
Title (Spanish): El enverdecimiento del derecho de aguas: la gestión de los recursos hídricos para los seres humanos y el medioambiente
Publisher | Place of publication: UNEP | Nairobi, Kenya
ISBN: 978-92-807-3108-8(english), 978-92-807-3206-1(french), 978-92-807-3235-1(spanish)
Pages: 124 p.
Document type: Monography/book
Language: English, French, Spanish

Field of application: International
Subject: Water
Keyword: Freshwater resources management Groundwater International relations/cooperation Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution
Full text: MON-083943.pdf MON-083943fr.pdf MON-083943sp.pdf

References - Literature

Cited by

The law of transboundary aquifers

Author: General Assembly

Publisher: United Nations | New York, USA | 2009

Literature | International

Keyword: Transboundary effects, Soft law, Groundwater, Freshwater resources management

Source: IUCN (ID: MON-093929)

Other references

Treaty

Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses

Treaty | Multilateral | Windhoek | Aug 7, 2000

Keyword: Transboundary effects, Waste disposal, Wetlands, Monitoring, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Authorization/permit, Alien species, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Drainage/land reclamation, Water shortage/drought, Desertification, Enforcement/compliance, Ecosystem preservation, Pollution control, Policy/planning, Environmental standards, Data collection/reporting, Water users' associations, Navigation, Dispute settlement, Water supply, Basin/catchment/watershed, Sustainable development, Freshwater resources management, Law reform/harmonization/deregulation, Erosion, EIA, Court/tribunal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waterworks, River basin institution, Hydropower generation, Research

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001360)

Treaty

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

Treaty | Multilateral | Helsinki | May 7, 1992

Keyword: Precautionary principle

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001142)