UNESCO-IHP ISARM project and the cooperation with the UN ILC UNESCO-IHP Transboundary aquifers Hydrogeology and International Law 29-30 May 2007 Raya M. Stephan Raya M. Stephan UNESCO UNESCO-IHP Consultant IHP Consultant
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UNESCO-IHP ISARM project and the cooperation with the UN ILC
UNESCO-IHP Transboundary aquifersHydrogeology and International Law
29-30 May 2007
Raya M. StephanRaya M. StephanUNESCOUNESCO--IHP ConsultantIHP Consultant
I. The ISARM project
II. The cooperation with the UN ILC
IHP ISARM projectInternationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management
At its 14th session, the intergovernmental Council of UNESCO’s IHP, representing 160
Member States :
recognized that transboundary aquifer systems are important sources of fresh water in some regions of
the world,
decided to adopt a resolution to promote studies in regard to internationally shared aquifers Resolution XIV-12, June 2000
Objectives: • To improve the existing scientific knowledge on
transboundary aquifers
• To compile an international inventory of transboundary aquifers
• On the long term, to develop a toolkit for a management approach of transboundaryaquifers
The ISARM Initiative: five focal areas
The ISARM Project- Launch of Regional Inventories
EUROPELinks & synergies with parallel activities
established e.g. UN ECE :
Under the UN ECE Water Convention 1992Inventory of transboundary aquifers in
Europe
The ISARM Project- Launch of Regional Inventories
AFRICAInternational workshop “Managing shared aquifer resources in Africa”,
Tripoli, June 2002recommends, inter alia
the inventory and the assessment of shared aquifer resources in Africa
The ISARM Project- Launch of Regional Inventories
• Americas ISARM launched in the Americas in
2002UNESCO/OAS Partnership
UNESCO - OAS
ISARM of the AMERICAS
60 transboundary aquifers inventoried
ISARM-Americas (UNESCO-IHP/OAS)1st phase: inventory of TB aquifers in the
Americas, and identification of case studies
2nd phase: study of the legal and institutional aspects
2. Kupa
3. Kupa
4. Una
5. Cet ina
6. Neret va
7. Sava1. Dragonja
30.Pelagonij a& 31.Flor ina
Gevgelij a 32.
Sandansky34.
9. Backa & Banat
10. Sr em.
12. SW Ser bia
11. West Serbia
13.
20. Cent ral Serbia
14.
29.
16. Gaber-Nesla17. Znepole18. Tr an
15. Zemen
Doj ran.33 35.Got ze
Delchev36. Orvilos
37. Nast an38. Smolyan
39. Rudozem40. Erma Reka
46. Rezovska
45. Malko Tar novo
41. Svilengr ad42.Orest iada
43. Svilengr ad44. Topolograd
25. Vjosa
26.Pagoni27.Mourgana
28.
19. East Ser bia
8
47. Mer ic
Middle Sar mat ian-Pont ian GWB .22
23 .Sarmat ian & 24. Upper J ur assic-Lower Cr et .GWB
21. Upper Pannonian-Lower Pleist ocene
2. Kupa
3. Kupa
4. Una
5. Cet ina
6. Neret va
7. Sava1. Dragonja
30.Pelagonij a& 31.Flor ina
Gevgelij a 32.
Sandansky34.
9. Backa & Banat
10. Sr em.
12. SW Ser bia
11. West Serbia
13.
20. Cent ral Serbia
14.
29.
16. Gaber-Nesla17. Znepole18. Tr an
15. Zemen
Doj ran.33 35.Got ze
Delchev36. Orvilos
37. Nast an38. Smolyan
39. Rudozem40. Erma Reka
46. Rezovska
45. Malko Tar novo
41. Svilengr ad42.Orest iada
43. Svilengr ad44. Topolograd
25. Vjosa
26.Pagoni27.Mourgana
28.
19. East Ser bia
8
47. Mer ic
Middle Sar mat ian-Pont ian GWB .22
23 .Sarmat ian & 24. Upper J ur assic-Lower Cr et .GWB
21. Upper Pannonian-Lower Pleist ocene
UNESCO Chair/International Network of Water-Environment Centres for the Balkans (INWEB), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
UNESCO ISARM in the BALKANS47 transboundary aquifers inventoried
UNESCO ISARM in Asia
UNESCO ISARM in Asia12 transboundary aquifers inventoried so far
II. The cooperation with the UN ILC
2002 : the ILC includes in its programme of work 2002 : the ILC includes in its programme of work the topic of the topic of ““Shared Natural ResourcesShared Natural Resources””
• transboundary groundwaters• Oil• Natural gas
UNESCO-IHP and the United Nations International Law Commission (UNILC)
Within the framework of the ISARM project, since 2003 a multidisciplinary ad-hoc task force of experts has been established by UNESCO to assist the Special Rapporteur of the UNILC on the preparation of a new International legal instrument on TransboundaryAquifers
IHP/ISARM scientific assistance to the Special Rapporteur
• Experts groups meeting in Paris and in Tokyo
• Preparation of documents and technical notes
• Meetings/working group sessions with the ILC members in Geneva, and at the UN GA 6th Committee in NYC
Regional IHP meetings on transboundary
aquifers and international law
• June 2004 : meeting with experts from the Arab world
• March 2005 : meeting with experts from the Americas
Regional meetings Transboundary aquifers and international
law
• Objectives :Identifying• regional groundwater characteristics• State practices (domestic and
transboundary)
Creating a common language betweenhydrogeologists and lawyers
Thank you
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