International Environmental Law and Policy

Fresh Water
1999 Developments

11/29/99	World Commission on Water for the 21st Century warns in report that more than half the world's major rivers are going dry or are polluted
11/23/99	Canada bans bulk water removals, including water for export
08/24/99	Joint U.S.-Canadian commission recommends ban on Great Lakes water exports
07/20/99	Increasing water shortages may cause serious socio-economic problems due to increasing world population
05/26/99	World Bank and Kenya host Africa Water Resources Policy Conference to discuss water resources management policy and institutional reforms
03/18/99	International organizations address problems arising from regional crises concerning water shortages
03/12/99	European Union issues directive on limiting volatile organic compounds
01/22/99	Water Academy sets up a "Social Charter of Water" to devise management solutions to the water crisis