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African Transboundary Water Law
Database of international agreements searchable by basin or country.
African Water Laws
Plural Legislative Frameworks for Rural Water Management; papers from an international workshop, 2005
AOC-HYCOS West African Hydrologic Information
(French)
InterWATER Africa South of Sahara
Guide to organizations
South African Water Research Commission
InterWATER Asia
Guide to organizations
InterWATER Oceania
Guide to organizations
NARBO - Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People
South Asian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources
Centre for Ecology and Hyrdology
Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate
Water resources management
International Water History Association
International Water Resources Association
Guide to Organizations
Interwater Guide to Organizations
Pacific Institute
Water related resources for researchers
Water Resources
Amazing environmental organization web directory
World's Water
Organizational links
Global International Waters Assessment
International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries
2009 UN FAO report
Ocean Portal
Directory of Ocean Data and Information
Portfolio of Water Actions
From the 3rd World Water Forum: action plans by individual countries or organizations
Water Conflict
Chronology and Bibliography
Water Conserve
Water conservation portal and search engine.
Water Data
From the Pacific Institute
Water Law Standards
Includes legislation, regulations and policy information.
Water Resources Management
From the Development Gateway Foundation
Waterweb
Links to many water webpages
AguadocInter
Portal for Water Managers
EUGRIS
Portal for Soil and Water Management in Europe
Euro-Mediterranean Information System on Know-how in the Water Sector
European Environment Agency: Water
Institute for Wetlands and Water Research
From Radboud University, Netherlands
Institute of Hydrology
U. Of Freiburg, Germany
International Water Assessment Centre
From the United Nations Commission for Europe
InterWATER Eastern Europe
Guide to organizations
InterWATER Europe
Guide to organizations
Sustainable Management and Quality of Water
European Commission Community Research
Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System
(Mediterranean Hydrologic Cycle Data )
International Water Governance: Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems
Volume 1: International Agreements. From IUCN
SAFFIRE
Strategic Alliance for Freshwater Information, Resources & Education
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems
International Governmental Organizations
GEMS Water
Global Environment Monitoring System, Freshwater - UNEP
H20 Knowledge Fair
UN portal on water governance in Eastern Europe, CIS and the Arab states.
International Commission on Surface Water
International Court of Justice: Costa Rica brings suit agains Nicaragua over San Juan River
International Hydrological Programme
UNESCO
International Network of Basin Organizations
Oceans and Law of the Sea
United Nations site
Portfolio of Water Actions
From the 3rd World Water Forum: action plans by individual countries or organizations
UN Organisations
Guide to organizations
UNESCO Water
Many links
United Nations System-wide Earthwatch
International Non-Governmental Organizations
Cap-Net
Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management
Freshwater
From the World Wildlife Fund
International Office for Water
International Water Law Project
International Water Law Research Institute
Univ. of Dundee, Law Faculty
International Water Management Institute
International Water Resources Association
World Water Council
The International Water Policy Think Tank; includes the World Water Fora.
Journals, Newsletters, Research
Water Law Review, University of Denver
Water Librarians' Homepage
Serving water scientists, engineers, and librarians
Water Policy Journal
Some articles for a fee.
Water Resources
Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
Water Resources in the Middle East: A Bibliography
From the UN library
Who Owns The Water?: Article on Water Issues
Latin America (includes Central America and the Caribbean)
Caribbean Environment Programme
UNEP
Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association
Database of Water Codes and Water Legislation
34 OAS Member States
Governance of Water in Latin America: Environmental Dimensions (Spanish)
Includes citations to legislation.
International Boundary & Water Commission
U.S., Mexico
InterWATER Latin America and the Caribbean
Guide to organizations
Arab Water Council
(In Arabic and English)
Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector
EXACT Middle East Water Data Banks Project
Research sponsored by Jordan, Palestine, Israel, the United States and the EU.
InterWATER Middle East and North Africa
Guide to organizations
Middle East Water Collection
From Oregon Sate University, "The Middle East Water Collection provides access to roughly 9000 items on political, socio-economic, demographic, and legal issues of water in the Middle East. Materials include data, books, journal and newspaper articles, and documents published in the Middle East, Europe, and North America originating from a variety of publishers and national and multinational agencies and organizations. Materials in the public domain are available in full text from this website."
Middle East Water Information Network
IES Water Database Bibliography
Water Resources in the Middle East: a bibliography
From the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
waternet
On the geopolitics of water scarcity in the Middle East
InterWATER Northern America
Guide to organizations
North American Environmental Atlas
(Interactive Atlas of North America)
Dams and Development Project
From UNEP, with links to World Commission on Dams Report
Global River Basin Management Research Project
Includes links to case studies and river basin websites by country.
International Network of Basin Organizations
International River Basins Register
Oregon State University
River Basin Information Systems Initiative
From UNEP
River Basin Management Instrument
USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Program
US River Basins
Water Law and Standards
Includes legislation, regulation and policy information.
Water Resources eAtlas
An atlas
Treaties and Other International Agreements
Berlin Rules on Water Resources, 2004
ILA Berlin Conference, Water Resources Law Committee
Cartagena Convention
Marine environment
ECOLEX
Information on more than 480 multilateral environmental conservation treaties
International Freshwater Treaties Database
Oregon State University
International Water Governance: Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems
Volume 1: International Agreements. From IUCN.
Watercourse Protection Documents
From ASIL's Electronic Information System for International Law.
WaterLex
Database of international agreements from the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Last Updated: Nov 04, 2009
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