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Transboundary River Basins around the World


Transboundary River Basins

Transboundary River Basins ; Image ; La Plata (2016), Amazon (2015), Aral Sea (2012), Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (2011).

Transboundary Waters - UN-Water

Transboundary waters account for 60 per cent of the world's freshwater flows. 153 countries have territory within at least one of the 286 transboundary river ...

Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database

The Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database contains physical, socioeconomic, and political data relating to the world's international river basins.

Transboundary River Basins around the World - Dataset

The UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), founded in 1975 following the International Hydrological Decade (1965-1974), is the only ...

Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends - GEF TWAP

The ecosystem services provided by the world's transboundary river basins support the socioeconomic development and wellbeing of the world's population.

Water knows no borders: Transboundary cooperation is key to water ...

Over half of the global population lives in transboundary river and lake basins, which, alongside aquifers, account for about 60 percent of ...

Transboundary River Basins Status and Trends - UNEP-DHI

The TWAP River Basins (TWAP RB) is a global assessment of 286 transboundary river basins, aimed at enabling the prioritisation of funds for basins at risk.

Transboundary waters | International Decade for Action 'Water for ...

The world's 263 transboundary lake and river basins cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface. ... One Earth, Limited Resources: Sharing water across borders.

Transboundary Cooperation - GWP - Global Water Partnership

Transboundary basins account for roughly 60 percent of global freshwater resources. Of 192 countries, 153 share 310 rivers and lakes, and 592 ...

International River Basin Register

Originally begun in 1978 by the now-defunct United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database has been ...

Comprehensive report of world's transboundary water basins finds ...

The world's 286 transboundary river basins span 151 countries, including more than 40% of the Earth's population and land area.

The Governance of Transboundary Rivers Across the World

Approximately 60 percent of the world's fresh water supply is located in 276 transboundary rivers, such as the Nile, Rhine, Danube, Indus, ...

Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation – 2021 Update

Transboundary waters account for 60 per cent of the world's ... transboundary river and lake basins and 592 transboundary aquifer systems.

Introduction - LIMCOM

There Are Over 263 Transboundary River Basins In The World ... Transboundary river basin organisations provide a framework for managing water resources across ...

Good practices in Transboundary Water Cooperation - UNECE

There are approximately 276 transboundary river basins on the planet with a geographical area corresponding to almost half of the earth's surface and 60% of ...

Water cooperation | SIWI - Leading expert in water governance

Only about one-third of the world's approximately 310 transboundary river basins currently have formalized cooperation agreements. The number is lower still for ...

TWAP River Basins data portal - UNEP-DHI

This TWAP River Basins indicator data portal (2016) covers all of the world's 286 transboundary river basins. It allows users to view results of around 15 key ...

Transboundary Water Management | Land & Water

Worldwide, more than 263 watersheds and 300 aquifers cross the political boundaries of two or more countries and can be considered transboundary waters.

Making water a source of peace with transboundary cooperation - GEF

Shared river basins cover more than 40 percent of the world's land surface and are home to nearly 50 percent of the world's population while ...

Transboundary Water Management Cooperation Crucial for ...

He further noted that 40 per cent of the global population resides around transboundary river and lake basins. ... Additionally, across the globe ...