Book contents
- International Environmental Law
- International Environmental Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword to 2006 Edition
- Abbreviations
- International Treaties and Other Agreements
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 Introduction to International Environmental Law
- 2 International Environmental Governance
- 3 Functions and Foundations of International Environmental Law
- 4 Climate and the Atmosphere
- 5 Hazardous and Radioactive Substances and Wastes
- 6 Seas and Oceans
- 7 Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
- 8 Biodiversity Conservation and Human Rights
- 9 Fisheries, Seabed Minerals, and Marine Genetic Resources
- 10 Freshwater Resources
- 11 Liability and Responsibility
- 12 Trade and Environment
- 13 Investment and Environment
- 14 Outer Space
- Index
10 - Freshwater Resources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2025
Book contents
- International Environmental Law
- International Environmental Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword to 2006 Edition
- Abbreviations
- International Treaties and Other Agreements
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 Introduction to International Environmental Law
- 2 International Environmental Governance
- 3 Functions and Foundations of International Environmental Law
- 4 Climate and the Atmosphere
- 5 Hazardous and Radioactive Substances and Wastes
- 6 Seas and Oceans
- 7 Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
- 8 Biodiversity Conservation and Human Rights
- 9 Fisheries, Seabed Minerals, and Marine Genetic Resources
- 10 Freshwater Resources
- 11 Liability and Responsibility
- 12 Trade and Environment
- 13 Investment and Environment
- 14 Outer Space
- Index
Summary
Chapter 10 examines the protection and allocation of shared water resources. Freshwater resources are not global common resources. They are, instead, shared among states in a region. This chapter examines the UN Watercourses Convention and the UNECE Water Protection Convention and their influence on the regional instruments for the protection and allocation of water resources. Issues of equity in water allocation, efficiency, demand-led management, and water quality are examined as they have been elaborated in various regional fora, such as Europe, North America, sub-Saharan Africa, Central and West Africa, Latin America, North Africa and the Middle East, ASEAN, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia. The chapter examines the role of international river basin organizations in facilitating integrated water resources management. We also analyze the international protection of aquifers and groundwater resources and the adoption of regional agreements that regulate their extraction and protection.
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- International Environmental LawFairness, Effectiveness, and World Order, pp. 326 - 380Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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