Management of Shared Watercourses

Parties to watercourse agreements

special rapporteur on international watercourses

protocol on shared watercourse systems

The Convention applies to “international watercourses”.

(b) Construction of impoundments on small watercourses;

An “international watercourse” is “a watercourse parts of which are situated in different States”.

(b) `International watercourse' means a watercourse, parts of which are situated in different States;

“1. Watercourse States shall, in utilizing an international watercourse in their territories, take all appropriate measures to prevent the causing of significant harm to other watercourse States.

“International watercourses and installations in time of armed conflict