Development of Principles and Legal Rules Regulating the Use of Transboundary Water Resources by States

Никанорова, А.Д.; Егоров, С. А.

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“…The search for ways to resolve interstate disagreements on the use of water bodies located on the territory of two or more states is increasingly relevant in the international community [Nikanorova et al 2019]. In this regard, it is paramount to establish the concepts and definitions in the field of transboundary water resources.…”

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Some Aspects of Groundwater Resources Management in Transboundary Areas

Golovina¹,

Grebneva²

2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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According to UN experts, by 2030, about half of the world's population will suffer from a shortage of fresh water, which may cause future hostilities and conflicts. In this regard, extraction of such a valuable mineral as groundwater must be rationally managed. However, practice has shown that managing and protecting the groundwater resources is a very challenging task. As part of the analysis pertaining to the problem of legal regulation of groundwater extraction from transboundary aquifers and complexes, it is proposed to consider this aspect on the example of Russia. The problems of regulation of rational use and protection of fresh water in the bilateral agreements of the Russian Federation were identified; a methodology for managing groundwater extraction in the territory of a transboundary aquifer was developed, dimensions, parameters and factors affecting the formation of a transboundary zone were determined (using the example of research and analysis of water intake activities in the border territories of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Estonia).

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Some Aspects of Groundwater Resources Management in Transboundary Areas

Golovina¹,

Grebneva²

2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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“…[5], Frumin G.T., Timofeeva L.A. [6], Kuchin A.G. [7], Mironova A.V., Molsky E.V., Rumanin V.G. [8], Nikanorova A.D., Egorov S.A. [9], Podolny O.V. [10], and Zektser I.S.…”

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Sustainable Management of Transboundary Groundwater Resources: Past and Future

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Groundwater resources at all times have provided and continue to provide a significant impact on the economic, social, and often political activities of any state, especially if the reserves of this strategic resource are limited. Coordinated groundwater resources management is one of the main conditions for the sustainable development of countries’ transboundary basins, affecting all aspects of human activity, including water supply, agriculture, industry, hydropower, water transport, environment, and the very quality of human life. Modern international trends in the field of transboundary groundwater resources management is undergoing significant changes. This article dwells upon the features of groundwater as a mineral, the structure of state groundwater management in the Russian Federation, the regulation of transboundary groundwater use, and protection at the international and domestic levels are analyzed. The system of management of the transboundary aquifers of Kazakhstan and Belarus is considered in more detail. The unitization approach used for coordinated development of oil and gas fields can, to some extent, serve as a model for managing common groundwater aquifers located on the border of neighboring states. Dogmatic and comparative legal methods consisting of analyzing the applicable legal regulations on the use and protection of groundwater were used. Several recommendations for improving the system of state sustainable management of groundwater resources at the global level are proposed.

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“…Methodology. The search for ways to resolve interstate disagreements on the use of water bodies located on the territory of two or more states is becoming more relevant in the international community [6]. First, it is necessary to establish definitions and concepts in the field of transboundary water resources, as well as to carry out an analysis of the current norms of Russian and international legislation.…”

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“…Analysis of bilateral agreements between Russia and neighboring states shows that in half of the treaties under consideration, transboundary freshwater objects are understood as "rivers, lakes, streams, swamps, as well as groundwater located or crossing the borders of two contracting states" [1,6], while the use and protection of transboundary groundwater sources is eliminated from the other half of the treaties [10].…”

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“…Russia has created a regulatory and methodological framework for nine bilateral agreements of the Russian Federation in the field of protection and rational use of transboundary water bodies with Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Abkhazia and a trilateral agreement on the river Paz (Paatsojoki) with Finland and Norway [6,7,13]. Bilateral treaties of the Russian Federation proceed from the applicability of the same rules to surface and underground transboundary freshwater bodies, like most countries exploiting common aquifers.…”

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Management of groundwater resources in transboundary territories (on the example of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Estonia)

Golovina

Grebneva

2021

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Groundwater, as a source of water supply, the most important mineral and geopolitical resource, , is often the only source of high-quality drinking water that is protected from pollution under conditions of increasing deterioration of surface water quality. Transboundary groundwaters are the focus of hydrogeological researchers for a number of reasons, including the reduction and pollution of water resources as a result of economic activities. The increased controversy between states over transboundary water issues has necessitated the development of international legal documents on issues related to water conflict prevention and the sustainable use of fresh water. As part of the analysis of the problem of legal regulation of groundwater extraction from transboundary aquifers and complexes, it is proposed to consider this aspect on the example of Russia. The problems of regulation of rational use and protection of fresh water in the bilateral treaties of the Russian Federation were revealed; a methodology for the management of groundwater extraction in the territory of the transboundary aquifer was developed, the size, parameters, and factors influencing the formation of the transboundary zone have been determined (based on research and analysis of water intake activities in the border areas of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Estonia) were determined.

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Development of Principles and Legal Rules Regulating the Use of Transboundary Water Resources by States

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Some Aspects of Groundwater Resources Management in Transboundary Areas

Some Aspects of Groundwater Resources Management in Transboundary Areas

Sustainable Management of Transboundary Groundwater Resources: Past and Future

Management of groundwater resources in transboundary territories (on the example of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Estonia)

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