The UN Watercourses Convention in Force - Strengthening International Law for Transboundary Water Management Author Rocha Loures F., Rieu-Clarke A. Date 2013 Source IUCN (ID: MON-087880) Publisher | Place of publication Routledge | Abingdon, United Kingdom ISBN 9781849714464 Pages 392 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Water Keyword International agreement-text Transboundary effects Freshwater resources management International agreement-implementation Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Basin Nile, Aral Sea, Amazon, Mekong Abstract Part 1: Background and Evolution 1. Introduction Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Flavia Rocha Loures 2. The progressive development of international water law Stephen C. McCaffrey 3. Possible Reasons Slowing Down the Ratification Process Flavia Rocha Loures, Joseph W. Dellapenna, Alistair Rieu-Clarke 4. Misconceptions Regarding the UN Watercourse Convention’s Interpretation Salman MA Salman 5. Why Have States Joined the UN Watercourses Convention? Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Alexander López Part 2: Entry into Force and Widespread Endorsement: Potential Effects on International Law and State Practice 6. The Authority and Function of the UN Watercourses Convention Flavia Rocha Loures, Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Johan Lammers 7. Impacts on the International Architecture for Transboundary Waters Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Guy Pegram 8. Factors that Could Limit the Effectiveness of the UN Watercourses Convention upon Entry into Force Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Alexander López Part 3: The potential role and relevance of the UN Watercourses Convention in specific regions, basins and countries 9. West Africa Amidou Garane & Teslim Abul-Kareem 10. Southern Africa Daniel Malzbender & Anton Earle 11. Central America Alexander López & Ricardo Sancho 12. Nile River Basin Musa Mohammed Abseno 13. Aral Sea Basin Dinara Ziganshina 14. Amazon Basin Joshua Newton 15. Mekong Basin Bennett Bearden, Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Sokhem Pech 16. Ethiopia Musa Mohammed Abseno 17. El Salvador Alexander López & Meg Patterson Part 4: The UN Watercourses Convention, MEAs and International Water and Environmental Policy Goals 18. Convention on Climate Change Flavia Rocha Loures, Christian Behrmann, Ashok Swan 19. Convention to Combat Desertification Christian Behrmann, Ashok Swain, Flavia Rocha Loures 20. UNECE Water Convention Attila Tanzi 21. International Development and Environmental Goals Nicole Kranz, Lesha Witmer & Uschi Eid Part 5: Beyond Entry into Force: Strengthening the Role and Relevance of the UN Watercourses Convention 22. An Institutional Structure to Support the Implementation Process Flavia Rocha Loures & Alistair Rieu-Clarke 23. Filling Gaps: A Protocol to Govern Groundwater Resources of Relevance to International Law Flavia Rocha Loures & Joseph W. Dellapenna 24. Reconciling the UN Watercourses Convention with Recent Developments in Customary International Law Owen McIntyre & Mara Tignino Part 6: Emerging Challenges and Future Trends 25. Governing International Watercourses in an Era of Climate Change Jamie Pittock & Flavia Rocha Loures 26. Benefit Sharing in the UN Watercourses Convention and under International Water Law Patricia Wouters & Ruby Moynihan 27. Water Security – Legal Frameworks and the UN Watercourses Convention Patricia Wouters & Ruby Moynihan 28. Transboundary Water Interactions and the UN Watercourses Convention: Allocating Waters and Implementing Principles Naho Mirumachi, Mark Zeitoun & Jeroen Warner Index Website www.routledge.com Other references Treaty Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses Treaty | Multilateral | New York | Jul 1, 1997 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Environmental planning, PIC-prior informed consent, Pollution control, Waterworks, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Alien species, International relations/cooperation, Water quality standards, Freshwater resources management, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Military activities, Water users' associations, Marine resources management, Dispute settlement Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001249) 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)