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International Rivers and Lakes Nº 35

June 2001|
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International Rivers and Lakes Nº 35

Author: Jouravlev, Andrei Physical Description: 16 p. Editorial: ECLAC Date: June 2001

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CONTENTS I.Notes on NAFTA’s Environmental Implications II. US-Mexican transboundary water issues: public and private sector entities participate in round tableIII.Colloquium on Regulatory Expropriations in International LawIV. Great Lakes: Donors pledge US $140 million for Nile basin projects, 29 June 2001V. Toronto newspaper concerned about U.S. interest in Canadian water VI. Debate on piping Canadian water to the American SouthwestVII. Mexican water debt coming due VIII.India: Water release into Pakistan rivers IX. UK Water Industry Says: 'Climate Change Threat Urgent' X. EU plans for liberalising world trade could make it illegal for governments to introduce stringent regulations on protecting the environment XI. French Water Law to Extend Polluter-Pays Principle to Agriculture XII.The global water crisis and the commodification of the world's water supplyXIII.NAFTA's Powerful Little SecretXIV.International initiative on shared aquifersThestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and are to be exclusively attributed to authors, organizations and media quoted or summarized in the Newsletter. The editor encourages contributions of news items for an exchange of information with interested readers. All correspondence should be addressed to: Director, Natural Resources and Infrastructure DivisionEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Casilla de Correo 179-D, Santiago, ChileFax: (56-2) 208-02 52E-mail: fernando.sanchez-albavera@cepal.org with copy to andrei.jouravlev@cepal.org

Table of contents

I. Notes on NAFTA’s Environmental Implications.-- II. US-Mexican transboundary water issues: public and private sector entities participate in round table.-- III. Colloquium on Regulatory Expropriations in International Law.-- IV. Great Lakes: Donors pledge US $140 million for Nile basin projects, 29 June 2001.-- V. Toronto newspaper concerned about U.S. interest in Canadian water.-- VI. Debate on piping Canadian water to the American Southwest.-- VII. Mexican water debt coming due.-- VIII. India: Water release into Pakistan rivers.-- IX. UK Water Industry Says: 'Climate Change Threat Urgent'.-- X. EU plans for liberalising world trade could make it illegal for governments to introduce stringent regulations on protecting the environment .-- XI. French Water Law to Extend Polluter-Pays Principle to Agriculture.-- XII. The global water crisis and the commodification of the world's water supply.-- XIII. NAFTA's Powerful Little Secret.-- XIV. International initiative on shared aquifers