Water Treaties - UNECE Water Convention Helsinki

Question 1

What year?

Answer 1

1992 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held = water convention = Helsinki
Adopted into force = 1996

Question 2

Helsinki water convention: aim

Answer 2

Aim of Helsinki Water Convention was to improve + protect water quality + quantity in a sustainable manner whilst resolving + improving co-operation for trans-boundary water resource issues

Question 3

Helsinki Water Convention: result

Answer 3

As a result of the Water Convention the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approach was established
The IWRM determines what resources are essential for the ecosystem + what resources are required for the efficient social-economic development
The IWRM is an alternative to top-down sector-by-sector management that has a holistic approach