The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) was adopted in 1992 and entered into force in 1996. It serves as a mechanism to strengthen international cooperation and national measures for the ecologically sound management and protection of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters. Furthermore, the Water Convention provides an intergovernmental platform for the day-to-day development and advancement of transboundary cooperation. The Convention is open to all United Nations Member States.
A. Tanzi (2015). The Economic Commission for Europe Water Convention and the United Nations Watercourses Convention An analysis of their harmonized contribution to international water law. New York : United Nations.
The Economic Commission for Europe Water Convention and the United Nations Watercourses Convention An analysis of their harmonized contribution to international water law
TANZI, ATTILA MASSIMILIANO
2015
Abstract
The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) was adopted in 1992 and entered into force in 1996. It serves as a mechanism to strengthen international cooperation and national measures for the ecologically sound management and protection of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters. Furthermore, the Water Convention provides an intergovernmental platform for the day-to-day development and advancement of transboundary cooperation. The Convention is open to all United Nations Member States.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
