Tunisia’s recent ratification of the UN Watercourses Convention
The May 2009 newsletter under the United Nations Freshwater Agreements Initiative is now available online. Two major highlights:
· Tunisia's recent ratification of the UN Watercourses Convention: In April 2009, Tunisia became the 17th contracting state to the UN Watercourses Convention, bringing down to 18 the number of additional ratifications needed for entry into force.
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· The outcomes from discussions and events around the convention during the 5th World Water Forum.
Detailed information about the event, its outcomes, and next steps under the Campaign “UN Watercourses Convention: In force by 2011” are available at http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/policy/international_water_law/outcomes_from_the_5th_world_water_forum__istanbul__turkey.cfm.
Contact information |
Flavia Rocha Loures, Senior Program Officer, International Water Law and Policy, WWF, 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-1193
(email: flavia.loures@wwfus.org) Phone: +1.202.495.4716 ; Cell: +1.202.640.9055 ; Fax: +1.202.495.4377 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/policy/international_water_law/ |
Source of information | WWF |
Keyword(s) | Watercourses Convention |
Subject(s) | HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
Relation | http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/policy/international_water_law/outcomes_from_the_5th_world_water_forum__istanbul__turkey.cfm |
Geographical coverage | Tunisia |
News date | 03/06/2009 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
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