Tunisia’s recent ratification of the UN Watercourses Convention

The May 2009 newsletter under the United Nations Freshwater Agreements Initiative is now available online. Two major highlights:

· Tunisia's recent ratification of the UN Watercourses Convention: In April 2009, Tunisia became the 17th contracting state to the UN Watercourses Convention, bringing down to 18 the number of additional ratifications needed for entry into force.

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· The outcomes from discussions and events around the convention during the 5th World Water Forum.

Detailed information about the event, its outcomes, and next steps under the Campaign “UN Watercourses Convention: In force by 2011” are available at http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/policy/international_water_law/outcomes_from_the_5th_world_water_forum__istanbul__turkey.cfm.

Contact information	Flavia Rocha Loures, Senior Program Officer, International Water Law and Policy, WWF, 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-1193 (email: flavia.loures@wwfus.org) Phone: +1.202.495.4716 ; Cell: +1.202.640.9055 ; Fax: +1.202.495.4377
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/policy/international_water_law/
Source of information	WWF
Keyword(s)	Watercourses Convention
Subject(s)	HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY
Relation	http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/policy/international_water_law/outcomes_from_the_5th_world_water_forum__istanbul__turkey.cfm
Geographical coverage	Tunisia
News date	03/06/2009
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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