Abstract
The UN Watercourses Convention, adopted in May 1997, and ratified to date by six Parties, is a global framework agreement with the goal to “ensure the utilisation, development, conservation, management and protection of international watercourses” and the promotion of their optimal and sustainable utilisation for present and future generations. In line with this, the Convention requires that “an international watercourse shall be used and developed by watercourse States with a view to attaining optimal and sustainable utilisation thereof and benefits therefrom, taking into account the interests of the watercourse States concerned, consistent with adequate protection of the watercourse”. This paper addresses the question whether the UN Watercourses Convention facilitates achievement of these aims, specifically in the context of conflicts-of-uses and water scarcity.
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