Identifying International Legal Trends for Managing Transboundary Groundwater and Aquifers

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

6-2024

ISBN

978-1-77470-100-3

DOI

10.62592/ORIM7088

Abstract

Humanity is heavily dependent on transboundary groundwater resources and aquifers for its freshwater. As a result, policymakers, groundwater managers, water law professionals, and the public must become more aware about this critical resource to ensure its sustainable use into the future. This book reviews the handful of treaties and informal arrangements implemented by various nations around the world for the assessment, use, allocation, and protection of cross-border groundwater and aquifers. It also identifies international legal trends, practices, and priorities emerging from these instruments, identifies gaps and shortcomings in the emerging legal regime, and offers recommendations for further development of the law.

Num Pages

82

Publisher

The Groundwater Project

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