This monograph analyzes the three general approaches to water allocation between riparian states to certain shared watercourses in the United States, namely equitable apportionment, congressional apportionment, and inter-state compacts. This analysis is accompanied by a discussion and evaluation of the different cases of shared watercourses

This Special Issue of Water International undertakes a scholarly assessment of the state of the art of the law and policy on groundwater and climate change at the international, regional and national levels. It was produced out of papers presented at workshops organized within a

The second edition of the online course on "International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers", taught by experts of the Platform for International Water Law/Geneva Water Hub, will start on 19 September, 2017. The deadline for applications is 11 September, 2017. Full and partial scholarships are

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Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment is a non-profit organisation, specialising in human rights and environmental law, operating on the African continent and at the regional (African Commission) and international (UN) levels. It is a team of progressive legal practitioners who conduct comprehensive

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This publication was produced under the Water Diplomacy: Making Water Cooperation Work project, led by The Hague Institute for Global Justice, in collaboration with Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), UNESCO Category II Centre for International Water Cooperation (ICWC), Uppsala University, University of Otago, University College

This online course offers participants an introduction to the main principles and concepts for a human rights based approach to IWRM, as an essential condition to improve access to water and sanitation and achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The course is structured into six

The objective of this course is to provide a basis for the analysis and understanding of the legal framework for the management of transboundary fresh water resources, including rivers, lakes and aquifers. It illustrates the principles and rules applying to the utilization, sharing, management and

Title : PROGRAMME SPECIALIST Domain : Natural Sciences - Hydrological Science Grade : P-4 Organizational Unit : NATURAL SCIENCES SECTOR Primary Location : FR-Paris Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates Type of contract : Fixed Term Salary : 91 873 Euros   Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 22 June, 2017 OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences (ADG/SC)