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Shared Water Resources in West Africa
Relevance and Application of the UN Watercourses and the UNECE Water Conventions
In: Brill Research Perspectives in International Water LawAbstract
Since the adoption of the General Act of Berlin in 1885, which dealt, inter alia, with the Niger River, more agreements have been contracted for the management of some of the shared watercourses in West Africa, particularly in the post-colonial era. Although only six out of its numerous shared watercourses are regulated by legal instruments, West Africa contributed through these agreements to the development of international water prior to the adoption of the
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Shared Water Resources in West Africa
Relevance and Application of the UN Watercourses and the UNECE Water Conventions
In: Brill Research Perspectives in International Water LawAbstract
Since the adoption of the General Act of Berlin in 1885, which dealt, inter alia, with the Niger River, more agreements have been contracted for the management of some of the shared watercourses in West Africa, particularly in the post-colonial era. Although only six out of its numerous shared watercourses are regulated by legal instruments, West Africa contributed through these agreements to the development of international water prior to the adoption of the
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