Contents below:
· UN agencies & initiatives
· Non-UN international institutions
· International financial institutions
United Nations
UN General Assembly
The human right to water and sanitation (resolution)
Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG)
· "...a country-led initiative, launched at the UN Water Conference in New York in March 2023 by the
governments of Colombia, DR Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Mexico and Zambia. It is part of the Water
Action Agenda and under the auspices of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration.”
International Law Association (ILA)
1958 Resolution on the Use on the Waters of International Rivers
1999 Campione Consolidation
2004 Berlin Rules
Water Committee (click on "Water Resources Law (1990-2004)")
Berlin Rules on Water Resources
· Based on 1966 Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers
International Law Commission
2008 Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers (Draft Aquifer Articles)
· "UN-Water coordinates the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation. There is no single United Nations
Agency, Fund or Programme dedicated exclusively to water issues. In fact, over 30 United Nations organizations
carry out water and sanitation programmes because these issues run through all of the United Nations’ main
focus areas.”
Transboundary Waters Programme
Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/Water)
Global Freshwater Quality Database (GEMStat)
IWRM Data Portal [Integrated Water Resources Management]
UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment
Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
UNICEF
· "...raises awareness, catalyzes collaboration, and scales critical lessons on water sustainability and climate resilience around the world."
UN Interagency Mechanism on all Freshwater Related Issues
UN University
Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Non-UN international institutions
· "GWP mobilises action on the global water crisis through a unique combination of social capital,
shared values, credibility within the global water community, bottom-up orientation, and expertise.
A network of networks, we ensure the ‘voices of water’ can influence local, national, regional, and
global development priorities. We are committed to our role as a neutral convener and respected
for our focus on inclusiveness and sustainability."
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE)
World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
US/China Clean Energy Research Center for Water-Energy Technologies
International financial instititions
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
· fostering transboundary cooperation
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA)