Water, health and ecosystems: directory of resources
Related health and environment conventions, legal agreements and strategic policies
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Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (ECE Water Convention). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
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ECOLEX- a gateway to environmental law. A searchable database of environmental law and treaties. Sponsored by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Conservation Union (IUCN).
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International treaties, conventions, resolutions, recommendations & water laws. Web site providing links to international water laws. Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) Koblenz, Germany.
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International water law project. Supported by the Texas Tech University School of Law, USA
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International waters. Links to international waters agreements: global, regional and water-body specific. Sponsored by Wikipedia, a free, volunteer-run, open-content encyclopedia.
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Marine environment. Yearbook of international cooperation on environment and development. Information on international agreements on the marine environment. Sponsored by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.
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Protocol on Water and Health. Geneva, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
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(The) Protocol on Water and Health. What it is, why it matters. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2004.
http://www.euro.who.int/document/wsn/watprot/index.html or
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(The) Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. An intergovernmental treaty providing the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. Gland, Switzerland.
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(The) right to water. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003.
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Bonn, Germany.
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United Nations Resolution 58/217. International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005–2015.
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Vision 21. Water for people. Geneva, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.
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Water and wetlands. Gland, Switzerland, The World Conservation Union (IUCN), Environmental Law Programme.
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Water governance. New York, United Nations Development Programme.
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Water policy and strategy. Nairobi, Kenya, United Nations Environment Programme.
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World Water Forums. Marseille, France, World Water Council.
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/forum.shtml