Z.Batbayar, September, 2012 - UNECE...MONGOLIA POPULATION: 2 754 685 (December 2010) SQUARE: 1,564,116 sq km COUNTRY COMPARISON TO THE WORLD: 26 LAND: 1564115 km sq

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

IN MONGOLIA

Z.Batbayar,

September, 2012

Subject

Would Mongolia be interested to accede to the Water Convention, as soon as it

becomes possible?

What makes the UNECE Water Convention an interesting intergovernmental

platform for Mongolia?

What kind of support could Mongolia envisage needing from the Water

Convention?

MONGOLIA

POPULATION: 2 754 685

(December 2010)

SQUARE: 1,564,116 sq km

COUNTRY

COMPARISON TO THE

WORLD: 26

LAND: 1564115 km sq

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html?countryName=Mongolia&countryCode=mg&regionCode=eas&rank=26

SURFACE WATER IN MONGOLIA

Atlas of International freshwater Agreements, 2002

Atlas of International freshwater Agreements, 2002

Atlas of International freshwater Agreements, 2002

Emerging challenges in

water resources

management

Water quality & sanitation

Water quantity

Climate change

Mining

When to accede to the

UNECE Water Convention?