Cooperation towards the sustainable management of transboundary water supplies, in accordance applicable international legal instruments, is of crucial importance. This book provides an assessment of the role, relevance and future implementation of the UN Watercourses Convention - a global overarching framework governing the rights and duties of States sharing freshwater systems.
Flavia Rocha Loures is a Senior Program Officer, International Law and Policy, in the Freshwater Program of WWF, based in Washington, DC.
Alistair Rieu-Clarke is a Reader in the Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science (under the auspices of UNESCO) at the University of Dundee, UK.