Water sharing treaties and frameworks Flashcards
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Examples
UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) - the convention promotes joint management and conservation of all shared freshwater ecosystems
UN Water Courses Convention - offers guidelines for protection and use of transboundary rivers like the Nile
EU Water Framework Directive (2000) - committed all members to ensure their ‘status’ of water bodies, which included marine waters up to 1 nautical mile offshore
Helsinki (1966) and Berlin (2004) Rules - ensure that all have an ‘equitable use’ and ‘equitable shares’ concept
The Water Convention and the Protocol on Water and Health - jointly serviced by UNECE and WHO-Europe, it is a unique legally binding framework that aims to protect human health through improved water management and reduction of water-related diseases.
The Protocol provides a practical advice on how to provide the human rights to water and sanitation
With the increasing risks of climate change, there is the potential for water wars to be global, despite the degrees of international cooperation at present
Proper management of current water supplies are crucial and binding international agreements need to be in place for a sustainable water supply for future generations
