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institutional
arrangements
have been created on the use,
development and protection
of watercourses and related
ecosystems. These frameworks
and arrangements increasingly
help crystallize mechanisms
for the prevention and peaceful
resolution of disputes over water
resources.
A review of case studies
where international law has
been a part of resolving conflict
has shown that the successful
achievement of co-operative
solutions is facilitated by:
• Putting a legal framework in
place (series of treaties);
• Relatively good neighbourly
relations
between
the
parties;
• Creation
of
joint
commissions to address
problems;
• Agreement to submit the
matter to arbitration; and
• Absence
of
significant
adverse impact on the
quantity or quality of waters
flowing into the neighbouring
country.
International
diplomacy
has played a key role in many
cases
around
the
world.
Water Diplomacy efforts have
often been directed to the
establishment of a global
framework for water governance
which
facilitates
further
development of multilateral
and bilateral water treaties and
agreements.
UN General Assembly
Resolution on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers
The 63rd session of the UN
General
Assembly
adopted
Resolution A/RES/63/124 on

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The Water Convention requires parties to prevent,
control and reduce trans-boundary impact, use transboundary waters in a reasonable and equitable way
and ensure their sustainable management. Parties
bordering the same trans-boundary waters have
to cooperate by entering into specific agreements
and establishing joint bodies. As a framework
agreement, the Convention does not replace bilateral
and multilateral agreements for specific basins or
aquifers; instead, it fosters their establishment and
implementation, as well as further development. In
2003, the Water Convention was amended to allow
accession by countries outside the UNECE region.
The amendment entered [