The role of international financial institutions. The Water Convention and other multilateral environmental agreements -- The regulatory framework of the Water Convention -- General principles of the Convention -- Tools for preventing or mitigating transboundary impact -- Data collection and information sharing -- Cooperation and its institutional setting : the Water Convention and the evolution of procedural rules of international water law -- Compliance, responsibility, liability, dispute prevention and settlement -- Select issues -- Viewing the Convention from outside the UNECE -- The role of international financial institutions.
Summary:
This book provides invaluable insights into the contribution of this international agreement towards transboundary water cooperation via its legal provisions, accompanying institutional arrangements and subsidiary policy mechanisms. 0Contributing authors - experts on key aspects of the Convention - address a broad range of issues, primarily concerning its: development and evolution; relationship with other multi-lateral agreements; regulatory framework and general principles; tools for arresting transboundary pollution; procedural rules; compliance and liability provisions; and select issues including its Protocol on Water and Health.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.