Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sectorhttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol9628726th World Water Forum, Marseille 12-17 March 2012
1st Mediterranean Water Forum
Water institutional framework of Mediterranean countries
Union for the Mediterranean - Water sector website
Mediterranean Water Information Mechanism
Water Information System for Europe
Med Joint Process: Water quality monitoring working group meeting, Madrid, 10th November 2010
14th EMWIS Steering Committee meeting, 3rd december 2010 in Firenze (IT)
27 May 2010 - For'UM - Marseille
EMWIS Flash N°96, January 2012EMWIS Book (From Marseille 1996 to Florence 2010)EMWIS Newsletter, December 2010 EMWIS Newsletter, April 2010
Towards a National Water Information System in Morocco, 25/11/2010Towards a National Water Information System in Turkey, Dec'2010Towards a National Water Information System in Syria, 20/12/2010
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="/images/Illustration_semide-h12W16.jpg" alt="" /></p>http://www.emwis.net/documents/fol9628722012-02-08T06:21:09ZEMWIS Technical UnitEuro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sectorInternational portalenEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url005749Water Law and Standards<span><a href="http://www.waterlawandstandards.org/">Water Law and
Standards</a> is a joint project of the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).</span>Water Law and Standardshttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url0057492006-05-24T00:00:00Z<span><a href="http://www.waterlawandstandards.org/">Water Law and
Standards</a> is a joint project of the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).</span>jauadenEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url744646Groundwater in international law<p class="Title" align="left"><b><a
href="http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/008/y5739e/y5739e00.htm">
Groundwater in international law</a>:</b> Compilation of treaties and other
legal instruments<br />
<b>Stefano Burchi,</b> <b>Kerstin Mechlem</b> for the Development Law
Service FAO Legal Office. (<a
href="ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/y5739e/y5739e00.pdf">pdf
version</a>)</p>Groundwater in international lawhttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url7446462006-05-24T00:00:00Z<p class="Title" align="left"><b><a
href="http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/008/y5739e/y5739e00.htm">
Groundwater in international law</a>:</b> Compilation of treaties and other
legal instruments<br />
<b>Stefano Burchi,</b> <b>Kerstin Mechlem</b> for the Development Law
Service FAO Legal Office. (<a
href="ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/y5739e/y5739e00.pdf">pdf
version</a>)</p>jauadenEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url794706Land and water - the rights interface<p class="Title"><b><a
href="http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/007/y5692e/y5692e00.htm">
Land and water -the rights interface</a>;</b> <b>S. Hodgson</b> for the
Development Law Service. (<a
href="ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5692e/y5692e00.pdf">pdf version</a>)
- FAO 2004-</p>Land and water - the rights interfacehttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url7947062006-05-24T00:00:00Z<p class="Title"><b><a
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Land and water -the rights interface</a>;</b> <b>S. Hodgson</b> for the
Development Law Service. (<a
href="ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5692e/y5692e00.pdf">pdf version</a>)
- FAO 2004-</p>jauadenEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url770605WATERLEX<span class="bodycopy1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><a
href="http://faolex.fao.org/waterlex/">International agreements on
international water sources</a> -FAO-</span></span>WATERLEXhttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url7706052006-05-24T00:00:00Z<span class="bodycopy1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><a
href="http://faolex.fao.org/waterlex/">International agreements on
international water sources</a> -FAO-</span></span>jauadenEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url141574http://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url1415742006-05-24T00:00:00ZjauadenEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url038859http://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/url0388592006-09-06T00:00:00ZadminenFranceEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/law-environment-and-development-journalLaw, Environment and Development JournalThis journal issue draws on the results of the workshops organised by the
International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) on water law in
Delhi in December 2006 and in Geneva in April 2007 in the
context of the Indo-Swiss Research partnership on Legal Issues Related
to Water Sector Restructuring, www.ielrc.org/water.Law, Environment and Development Journalhttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/law-environment-and-development-journal2008-01-09T00:00:00ZThis journal issue draws on the results of the workshops organised by the
International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) on water law in
Delhi in December 2006 and in Geneva in April 2007 in the
context of the Indo-Swiss Research partnership on Legal Issues Related
to Water Sector Restructuring, www.ielrc.org/water.jauadenwater lawEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/environmental-legislation-spainEnvironmental legislation in Spain Environmental legislation in Spain http://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/environmental-legislation-spain2009-10-06T00:00:00ZjauadenSpainEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/institutional-and-legal-issues-managing-sharedInstitutional and Legal Issues in Managing shared Water Resources The Arab Region's ExperienceMrs. Chara Ksia, League of Arab StatesInstitutional and Legal Issues in Managing shared Water Resources The Arab Region's Experiencehttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/institutional-and-legal-issues-managing-shared2010-05-05T00:00:00ZMrs. Chara Ksia, League of Arab StatesjauadenEMWIS Technical UnitTexttext/htmlEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_en.pdfThe draft articles on the law of transboundary aquifers<p>
A draft resolution following the recommendation of the ILC ad including the draft articles as an annex was submitted to the GA, and was adopted on<u><strong> 11 December 2008. It is Resolution A/RES/63/124</strong></u>.
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The draft articles are intended to offer States a framework for their agreements on transboundary aquifers. They are divided into four parts: Introduction, General principles, Protection, preservation and management, Miscellaneous provisions. The text is available at <a href="http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/reports/2008/2008report.htm"><strong>http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/reports/2008/2008report.htm</strong></a> (Chapter Shared Natural Resources, in all UN languages).
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French version: <a href="fr/documents/fol962872/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_en.pdf/">Le projet d’articles sur le droit des aquifères transfrontaliers</a><br />
Spanish version: <a href="PDF/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_sp">El proyecto de artículos sobre el derecho de los acuíferos transfronterizos</a>
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The draft articles on the law of transboundary aquifershttp://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_en.pdf2008-12-15T00:00:00Z<p>
A draft resolution following the recommendation of the ILC ad including the draft articles as an annex was submitted to the GA, and was adopted on<u><strong> 11 December 2008. It is Resolution A/RES/63/124</strong></u>.
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The draft articles are intended to offer States a framework for their agreements on transboundary aquifers. They are divided into four parts: Introduction, General principles, Protection, preservation and management, Miscellaneous provisions. The text is available at <a href="http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/reports/2008/2008report.htm"><strong>http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/reports/2008/2008report.htm</strong></a> (Chapter Shared Natural Resources, in all UN languages).
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French version: <a href="fr/documents/fol962872/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_en.pdf/">Le projet d’articles sur le droit des aquifères transfrontaliers</a><br />
Spanish version: <a href="PDF/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_sp">El proyecto de artículos sobre el derecho de los acuíferos transfronterizos</a>
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