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www.gwp.org/

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www.unwater.org/

SIWI
siwi.org/priority-area/water-governance/

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northumbria.ac.uk

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iucn.org/theme/water/our-work

UNECE WC
unece.org/environment-policy/water/un-watercourses-convention

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Figures

	Figure 1.1 Scope Defines the Legal Coverage of a Treaty – Waters and Water Use (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 1.2 Status of World Water (Source: UNESCO)
	Figure 1.3 An Ephemeral River (Source: adapted by A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012, from Figure 1.5 below)
	Figure 1.4 Legal Coverage of Groundwaters (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 1.5 Illustration of Transboundary Aquifer (Source: Puri and others, 2001)136
	Figure 1.6 Groundwater Resources of the World (Source: WHYMAP and Margat, 2008)137
	Figure 1.7 Treaty Inclusivity167
	Figure 1.8 Primary Focus of Transboundary Water Agreements Adopted During the 20th Century (Source: Jägerskog and Phillips 2006)168
	Figure 2.1 Theories of Allocation (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 2.2 The Application of Equitable and Reasonable Use (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 2.3 Relevant Factors Matrix (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 2.4 Significant Harm (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 3.1 Planned Measures (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 4.1 Ecosystem Services and Rivers (Source: UK MEA 2011)
	Figure 4.2 The World Health Organisation Water Quality Standards
	Figure 5.1 Effects of climate change and its impacts on water services. Source: Amended from BC Bates, ZW Kundzewicz, S Wu and JP Palutikof (eds.), Climate Change and Water (IPPC 2008), 70.
	Figure 6.1 Water Security Risk Index (Source: Maplecroft, 2011)
	Figure 6.2 International humanitarian laws applicable to armed conflict involving watercourses (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 6.3 Legal right of non-discrimination and equal access to national remedies (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 6.4 Indus River Basin (Source: TFDD, 2005)513
	Figure 6.5 Danube River Basin (Source: WWF, 2005)
	Figure 6.6 Provisional Solution: Variant “C” Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012, adapted from ICJ (1997))
	Figure 6.7 Original Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012, adapted from ICJ (1997))
	Figure 6.8 Article 33 Dispute Settlement (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)
	Figure 7.1 States with the option of ratifying, accepting or approving the Convention (Source: A Rieu-Clarke, R Moynihan, B-O Magsig, 2012)

Videos

	Video: Flavia Loures 10 more years for entry into force?- Role of the UNWC Global Initiative in promoting the UNWC (WWF)
	Video: Musa Abseno What is the regional role and relevance of the UNWC in the Nile Basin? – the Nile Basin Initiative
	Video: Ruby Moynihan Introduction to the UNWC User’s Guide
	Video: Abby Onencan What is the regional role, relevance and added value of the UNWC to East Africa?
	Video: Lesha Witmer Importance of the entry into force of the UNWC
	Video: Alana Lancaster How can the UNWC strengthen existing governance structures and cooperation mechanisms? – Example of the Amazonian Cooperation Treaty in the Amazon River Basin
	Video: Naho Mirumachi The relationship between international law and the sovereign state system
	Video: John Joyce Water Economics- and economic reading of the UNWC
	Video: Lara Ognibene Role of UNEP in implementing legislation on water, Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), and the UNWC
	Video: L Boisson de Chazournes Provisions on environmental protection in the UNWC, and their interaction with analogous articles in Multilateral Environmental Agreements
	Video: Alexander Lopez What will be the contribution of the UNWC to water governance in Latin America?
	Video: Anton Earle Application of the UNWC in Southern Africa and interaction with the SADC Protocol
	Video: Stephen McCaffrey What is the legitimacy of the UNWC? – An historical perspective
	Video: Attila Tanzi Compatibility of the UNWC with the UNECE Water Convention
	Video: Inga Jacobs What is the role and relevance of the UNWC for multi-level water governance?
	Video: Hamid Sarfaz How can the UNWC assist transboundary water cooperation?- The context of river conflicts between Pakistan and India
	Video: Owen McIntyre The concept of equity in international water law
	Video: John Metzger Role of the UNWC and value of stakeholder participation in international water law
	Video: Dinara Ziganshina How can the UNWC assist states in Central Asia in building effective governance of their shared water resources?- Focus on the Aral Sea
	Video: Chantal Demilecamps Introduction to the UNECE Water Convention (Helsinki Convention)

	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke What is the relationship between the Principle of Equitable & Reasonable Use and the No-Significant-Harm Rule in the UNWC?
	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke How are the concepts of Drainage Basin and Watercourse defined and why choose one over the other?
	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke Are states required to carry out Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) under the UNWC?
	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke Prior notification over planned measures in the UNWC
	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke Dispute settlement mechanisms in the UNWC (Art.33)
	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke Can regional economic integration organisations become party to the UNWC?
	Video: Alistair Rieu-Clarke Provisions of the UNWC regarding the protection of ecosystems