Environmental Law: Water

Aka Ramsar Convention. 2.2.1971
as amended by the Protocol of 3.12.1982
and the Amendments of 28.5.1987

aka Water Convention. The UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health aims to protect human health by better water management and by reducing water-related diseases. The Protocol provides a framework to translate into practice the human rights to water and sanitation and to implement SDG 6.

Initially negotiated as a regional instrument, it has been amended to become universally available. As of March 2016, all Member States can accede to the Convention.

were adopted by the International Law Commission at its sixtieth session, in 2008. The General Assembly took note of the Draft Articles at its sixty-third session, in the same year.

Remote access requires Oxford SSO. Online access to 2005 Rutgers University Press title edited by Dik Roth, Rutgerd Boelens, Margreet Zwarteveen. Print copy is in the Social Science Library

World Commission on Dams was "a global multi-stakeholder body" supported by the World Bank and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). 1998-2000

"The World Water Council is an international multistakeholder platform organization whose mission is to mobilize action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, by engaging people in debate and challenging conventional thinking. The Council focuses on the political dimensions of water security, adaptation and sustainability."

"WaterLex have developed a methodology for legal and policy mappings to access human rights to water and sanitation which entails a review of national and international water governance framework in conjunction with international human rights legal framework. Through this we are able to identify laws which support realisation of access to safe water and adequate sanitation.

Beyond finding the laws which are present, one key component of the mapping involves identifying the gaps within the framework where the laws do not include the various normative criteria for the rights to water and sanitation. The identification of these gaps most significantly provides an opportunity to begin dialogue and action in the way of law and policy reform extending to supporting practical implementation to further the fulfilment of the human rights to water and sanitation"

"Created and directed by Gabriel Eckstein, the mission of the International Water Law Project (IWLP) is to serve as the premier resource on the Internet for international water law and policy issues. Its purpose is to educate and provide relevant resources to the public and to facilitate cooperation over the world’s fresh water resources. As the subject evolves and develops, the IWLP will continue to update its pages and databases. We welcome and appreciate contributions and submissions including new publications, URLs, news stories, cases, corrections, and comments."

Since 1985, International Rivers has been at the heart of the global struggle to protect rivers and the rights of communities that depend on them.

We work with an international network of dam-affected people, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, human rights advocates and others who are committed to stopping destructive river projects and promoting better options.

We seek a world where healthy rivers and the rights of local communities are valued and protected. We envision a world where water and energy needs are met without degrading nature or increasing poverty, and where people have the right to participate in decisions that affect their lives.