The United Nations Watercourses Convention Ten Years Later: Why Has its Entry into Force Proven Difficult?

Salman, Salman M. A.

doi:10.1080/02508060708691962

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“…To answer this question, Salman (2007a) analysed different Articles of the Convention and statements from the delegations of various countries during the discussion of the Convention by the Working Group and UN General Assembly, and identified several reasons for the reluctance of different states to become Parties to the UN Convention. Addressing these issues in detail are beyond the scope of this paper.…”

Section: Un Watercourses Convention and Ganges Riparian Statesmentioning

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Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Ganges Treaties: An Analysis

Rahaman

2009

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the coverage of the principles of transboundary water resources management in two key bilateral treaties in the Ganges Basin. The treaties are the 1996 Mahakali Treaty between Nepal and India and the 1996 Ganges Water Treaty between India and Bangladesh. The study reveals that both treaties incorporate several internationally recognized transboundary water resources management principles, e.g. the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization, an obligation not to cause significant harm, principles of cooperation, information exchange, notification, consultation and the peaceful settlement of disputes. The presence of these internationally accepted principles in these two treaties offer plenty of common ground, which could serve as guidelines to promote sustainable water resources management throughout the region.

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Section: Un Watercourses Convention and Ganges Riparian Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Ganges Treaties: An Analysis

Rahaman

2009

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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“…The prospect of the UN Watercourses Convention's coming into force is now plausible. Between May 2010 and April 2011, six more countries became parties to the convention, which is much faster than the previous trend (Salman, 2007). Another five countries have signed the convention but have yet to ratify it: Côte d' Ivoire, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Venezuela, and Yemen (IWLP, 2011).…”

Section: The Prospect Of Un Watercourses Convention (1997) To Be In Fmentioning

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Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Water-related Agreements in Central Asia: An Analysis

Rahaman

2012

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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This paper analyzes the use of transboundary water resources management principles in two key regional water-related agreements in Central Asia: the Agreement on Cooperation in Joint Management, Use and Protection of Interstate Sources of Water Resources (1992) and the Statute of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (2008). These agreements incorporate several internationally recognized transboundary water resources management principles, though there are also some weaknesses. The presence of such principles in these regional agreements offers plenty of hope for the promotion of sustainable water resources management in Central Asia.

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“…The development of the UNWC was a long and difficult journey, from UN studies initiated in 1959 to its ratification in 2014, reflecting the political and technical complexity of the subject. In 1959, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 1401 (XIV), calling for 'preliminary studies on the legal problems relating to the utilization and use of international rivers with a view to determining whether the subject is appropriate for codification' (Salman, 2007). The work of the International Law Association, which issued the 'Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Watercourses' in 1966, supported the codification process.…”

Section: Unwc Principles and Voting: Need For Shared Understandingmentioning

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Rivers and reciprocity: perceptions and policy on international watercourses

Zhong

Grey

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Water Policy

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The paper analyses geopolitical dimensions of the 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the NonNavigational Uses of International Watercourses (UNWC) using quantitative data on transboundary flows and qualitative data on basin State location within a watercourse. The UNWC has had a long and difficult history. A tendency for downstream support for, and upstream ambivalence/opposition to, the UNWC is identified. It appears not widely recognized that adverse effects can be caused by any State on other States, regardless of their upstream or downstream location. Thus downstream States consider that their actions cannot harm upstream States, and upstream States consider that the UNWC provides them with greater obligations than downstream States. Clarification of the UNWC with the principle of reciprocal obligations on all States, both upstream and downstream, will remove any ambiguity, correct misperceptions, have clear policy implications for all States, promote UNWC engagement of upstream States, and contribute to long-term global water security.

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The United Nations Watercourses Convention Ten Years Later: Why Has its Entry into Force Proven Difficult?

Cited by 54 publications

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Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Ganges Treaties: An Analysis

Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Ganges Treaties: An Analysis

Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Water-related Agreements in Central Asia: An Analysis

Rivers and reciprocity: perceptions and policy on international watercourses

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