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Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Belarus on cooperation in the sphere of protection and rational use of transboundary waterbodies

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
May 24, 2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-150504)
Title (Other)

Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Белоруссия о сотрудничестве в области охраны и рационального использования трансграничных водных объектов

Place of adoption
Minsk
Language
Russian
Entry into force
Oct 25, 2002
Subject
Water
Keyword
Transboundary effects International agreement-text Waterworks Groundwater Surface water Freshwater resources management
Abstract

The present Agreement shall be applicable to surface water and groundwater transboundary waterbodies (art. 2). The Parties pledge themselves to: (a) elaborate and carry out joint arrangements and projects regarding use, rehabilitation and protection of transboundary waterbodies; (b) carry out water management functions and water protective arrangements; (c) keep appropriately waterworks; (d) elaborate classification methods for water quality standards and pollution sources; (e) exchange ecological data (art. 4). For the purpose of prevention of transboundary effects the Parties shall undertake arrangements to prevent or mitigate hazardous water impact including flooding, water erosion and water-transmitted disease (art. 5). The Parties shall regularly carry out water monitoring and assessment of the state of transboundary waterbodies (art. 8).

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Website
www.government.ru

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Countries Entry into force
Belarus -
Russian Federation -