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  • Watercourses also drain to the Volta river in the east.

    Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire 2009

  • This approach is echoed in MEAs for protecting migratory species, as well as those concerned with coastal and marine environments, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Ramsar Convention and the Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses.

    Invasive alien species in Africa~ Developing effective responses 2008

  • Another example is the UN Watercourses Convention, signed by 16 parties to date.

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 4 2008

  • The member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) signed a protocol on shared watercourses (Protocol on Shared Watercourses in SADC, 2000).

    Water profile of Swaziland 2008

  • Watercourses were of great interest to Champlain, and the French leaders shared the stubborn dream of Lachine—a route to China through North America.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Also, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Shared Watercourses, and the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) are examples of transboundary cooperation that unlock development potentials and seek win-win benefits.

    Improving freshwater management in Africa 2008

  • However, in order to avoid potential conflicts, Malawi is signatory to a number of international treaties and conventions, including the SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourses and the 1997 UN convention of non-navigational uses of international waters.

    Water profile of Malawi 2008

  • Watercourses were of great interest to Champlain, and the French leaders shared the stubborn dream of Lachine—a route to China through North America.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Ribeiro said the South African and Mozambican governments must adhere to the SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourses, and it was imperative that "more holistic and meaningful" consultations took place before final approval for the project was granted.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • Watercourses — Shoot a kangaroo — Arrive at the depot —

    Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1 2004

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