GCI, together with the WWF, are urging governments to ratify or accede to the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourses Convention) and to engage in the process for its future implementation.In 1997, more than 100 nations gathered to adopt the UN Watercourses Convention-a flexible and overarching global legal framework that establishes basic standards and rules for cooperation between watercourse states on the use, management, and protection of international watercourses. Currently, the Convention has 19 contracting states, which is 16 short of the number required for entry into force.
More about the Convention:
UN Watercourses Convention Text:
Chinese (official version) English (official version) French (official version) Russian (official version) Spanish (official version)
Everything you need to know about the UN Watercourses Convention: an informational booklet about the Convention that includes freshwater facts and various case studies from around the world.
Click here for the French version.
Voting records: which countries sponsored and voted for the adoption of the UN Watercourses Convention in 1997.
Ratification status: which nations have taken the lead in international water policy by joining the UN Watercourses Convention.
Procedures for ratification/accession: steps a government must follow to ratify or accede to the UN Watercourses Convention.
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