Name |
Participating countries |
Level of Collaboration |
Type of Collaboration |
Principal Issue |
Date |
Description |
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| Danube |
| Joint Commission |
Poland, Ukraine |
Official |
Commission |
- |
October 10, 1996 |
Joint Commission established according to the agreement signed by both countries on October 10, 1996. |
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| International Commission for the Protection of the River Danube (ICPDR) |
Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
October 22, 1998 |
The ICPDR is an international organisation consisting of 13 cooperating states and European Union, implementing the Danube River Protection Convention. It is the institutional frame not only for pollution control and the protection of water bodies but it sets also a common platform for sustainable use of ecological resources and coherent and integrated river basin management. The ICPDR is the body charged to implement the "Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River" (Danube River Protection Convention, DRPC). |
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| Danube Commission |
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia |
Official |
Commission |
Navigation |
May 1, 1905 |
The member states should maintain their sections of the Danube in a navigable condition for river-going and, on the appropriate sections, for sea-going vessels and carry out the works necessary for the maintenance and improvement of navigation conditions and not to obstruct or hinder navigation on the navigable channels of the Danube. |
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| Danube (subbasin Tisza) |
| Joint Commission |
Ukraine, Slovakia |
Official |
Commission |
Joint management |
1994 |
For the regulation of water supply. |
TFDD |
| Danube (subbasin Sava) |
| International Sava River Basin Commission |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Croatia, Republic of, Slovenia, Republic of, and Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, flood control/relief, joint management |
December 29, 2004 |
International Sava River Basin Commission |
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| Daugava |
| Russian- Byelorussian- Latvian Commission |
Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus and Republic of Latvia |
- |
- |
- |
Draft agreement May 2003 |
Draft agreement includes the establishment of a joint commission ("To accomplish the aims of the present Agreement the Parties shall establish a joint Russian-Byelorussian-Latvian Commission on the use and protection of water resources of the Zapadnaya Dvina/Daugava River Basin"). |
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| Dnieper |
| International Dnieper Basin Council |
Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine |
Official |
Commission |
Joint management, border issues |
2003 |
In 2003, Ministers of Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine signed a statement on ecological rehabilitation of the Dnieper River, leading to the creation of the International Dnieper Basin Council. The creation of this Council was facilitated within the framework of the UNDP-GEF Dnieper Basin Environment Programme. The Council is consultative in nature and will function as a coordinating body to ensure effective international cooperation focused on the environmental rehabilitation of the Dnieper basin. It will play an active role in the development and implementation of both the regional Strategic Action Plan as well as the three countries' National Action Plans. It will also aim to ensure the development of stable transboundary monitoring systems, encourage sustainable exchange of environmental information and facilitate wide participation of interested stakeholders in river basin management. |
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| Dniester |
| Joint Commission |
Poland, Ukraine |
Official |
Commission |
- |
October 10, 1996 |
Joint Commission established according to the agreement signed by both countries on October 10, 1996. |
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| Duero/Douro |
| International Commission of International Rivers |
Portugal, Spain |
Official |
Commission |
Hydropower, water quantity |
July 16, 1964 |
Established mainly for the regulation of the hydro-electric utilization of the international section of the River Duero and its tributaries. |
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| Elbe |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe (ICEP) |
Czech Republic, European Union, Germany |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1990 |
The contracting parties shall cooperate in the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe to prevent the pollution of the Elbe and its drainage area.The main goals are the possibility to produce drinking water from water pumped from the river acompanying groundwater, possibility to use the water and sediments for agriculture, return to a close to natural ecosystem with a healthy species diversity, and reducing the bad effects of Elbe river basin on the North Sea. |
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| German- Czech boundary waters commission |
Czech Republic, Germany |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, water quantity, flood control/relief, economic development |
December 12, 1995 |
German-Czech boundary waters commission |
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| Garonne (Lake Lanoux subbasin) |
| Joint Commission |
France and Spain |
Official |
Commission |
Water quantity |
January 27, 1970 |
Joint Commission set up to supervise the implementation of the measures referred to in the 'Agreement Between the Government of the French Republic and the Spanish Government Relating to Lake Lanoux' which entered into force on 27 January 1970. |
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| Guadiana |
| International Commission of International Rivers |
Portugal, Spain |
Official |
Commission |
Hydropower, water quantity |
July 16, 1964 |
Established mainly for the regulation of the hydro-electric utilization of the international section of the River Duero and its tributaries. |
|
| Kemi |
| Finnish- Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission |
Finland, Norway |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1980 |
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an advisory role. It submits proposals and motions and issues statements on matters related to water management. Many actions need preparatory work, for example, monitoring of the state of the environment and activities influencing the catchments, as well as hearing experts before (recommendations) decisions can be made by the Commission. |
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| Lake Prespa (Lake Ohrid subbasin) |
| Alliance for Lake Cooperation in Prespa and Ohrid |
Albania, Macedonia |
Official |
Organization |
Border issues |
January 15, 2000 |
The alliance focuses on promoting and supporting the cross-border activities in the protection of the environment in the Region of Ohrid and Prespa Lakes aiming at sustainable development of the region. The approach includes development of cross border cooperation and co-ordination between the relevant states and above all local government and NGOs in order to ensure the active participation of the local population. |
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| Lima |
| International Commission of International Rivers |
Portugal, Spain |
Official |
Commission |
Hydropower, water quantity |
July 16, 1964 |
Established mainly for the regulation of the hydro-electric utilization of the international section of the River Duero and its tributaries. |
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| Mino |
| International Commission of International Rivers |
Portugal, Spain |
Official |
Commission |
Hydropower, water quantity |
July 16, 1964 |
Established mainly for the regulation of the hydro-electric utilization of the international section of the River Duero and its tributaries. |
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| Naatamo |
| Finnish- Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission |
Finland, Norway |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1980 |
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an advisory role. It submits proposals and motions and issues statements on matters related to water management. Many actions need preparatory work, for example, monitoring of the state of the environment and activities influencing the catchments, as well as hearing experts before (recommendations) decisions can be made by the Commission. |
|
| Narva |
| Estonian- Russian Joint Transboundary Water Commission |
Estonia, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Joint management |
1997 |
Estonian - Russian Joint Transboundary Water Commission |
|
| Neman |
| Joint Commission |
Lithuania, Poland |
Official |
- |
- |
being set up |
Joint Commission. |
TFDD |
| Joint Commission |
Russian Federation, Poland |
Official |
- |
- |
being set up |
Joint Commission. |
TFDD |
| Ob |
| Joint Russian- Kazakhstan Commission for Utilization and Protection of Transboundary Waters |
Kazakhstan, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, water quantity, joint management |
Data not availabe |
Joint Russian-Kazakhstan Commission for Utilization and Protection of Transboundary Waters. |
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| Ob (Irtysh subbasin) |
| International Commission for the management of the Irtysh |
Russia, Kazakstan |
Official |
Commission |
Joint management, water quality |
1992 |
International Commission for the management of the Irtysh. |
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| Ob (Tobol subbasin) |
| Joint Working Group on Basin of River Tobol |
Russia, Kazakstan |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, water quantity, irrigation, flood protection/control |
20 June 1996 |
Joint Working Group on Basin of River Tobol. |
|
| Oder/Odra |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Oder River against Pollution (ICPOAP) |
Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, flood control/relief, joint management |
April 26, 1999 |
The objectives of the ICPOAP are:
1. to prevent the pollution of the Oder and the Baltic Sea by contaminants and to achieve a reduction in the pollution thereof;
2. to achieve the most natural aquatic and littoral ecosystems possible with the corresponding species diversity;
3. to permit utilisation of the Oder, in particular the production of drinking water from bank filtrate and the use of its water and sediments in agriculture;
4. to provide for precautions against the risk of flood damage and achieve a sustained reduction thereof; and
5. to coordinate implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the Oder river basin. |
|
| International Oder Commission |
Poland, Prussia, Czechoslowakia, Great Britain, France, Sweden |
Official |
Commission |
Navigation |
1919 |
International Oder Commission, established after the Peace Treaty of Versailles (1919) |
Source 1 /
Source 2 (page 35) |
| Olanga |
| Finnish- Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters |
Finland, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1964 |
This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or along which the frontier line runs. |
|
| Oulu |
| Finnish- Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters |
Finland, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1964 |
This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or along which the frontier line runs. |
|
| Pasvik |
| Finnish- Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission |
Finland, Norway |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1980 |
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an advisory role. It submits proposals and motions and issues statements on matters related to water management. Many actions need preparatory work, for example, monitoring of the state of the environment and activities influencing the catchments, as well as hearing experts before (recommendations) decisions can be made by the Commission. |
|
| Finnish- Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters |
Finland, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management, border issues |
1964 |
This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or along which the frontier line runs. |
|
| Po |
| Mixed Commission for the Protection of Italo- Swiss Waters against Pollution |
Italy, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality |
April 20, 1972 |
Primary focus area: protection of surface and groundwater, preservation of ecosystems. |
|
| Rhine |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (formerly: International Commission for the Protection of the Rhineagainst Pollution) (ICPR) |
European Union, France, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, flood control/relief, joint management |
1950 |
Targets:
1. Sustainable development of the entire Rhine ecosystem
2. Guarantee the use of Rhine water for drinking water production
3. Improvement of the sediment quality in order to enable the use or disposal of dredged material without causing environmental harm.
4. Overall flood prevention and environmentally sound flood protection
5. Improvement of the North Sea quality in accordance with other measures aimed at the protecton of this marine area. |
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| International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) |
Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands |
Official |
Commission |
Other: research and education |
1970 |
An organisation where the scientific institutes of the Rhine riparian states formulate joint hydrological measures for sustainable development of the Rhine basin. Mission: 1) Expansion of the knowledge of the hydrology in the Rhine basin and 2) making a contribution to the solution of cross-border problems. |
|
| The International Meuse Commission (IMC) |
Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, other: research and education |
2002 |
The main goals of the IMC are:
- to coordinate the implementation of the European Water Framework Directives
- to give advice and recommendations to the parties to prevent and protect against high waters
- to give advice and recommendations to the parties to prevent and combat water pollution (prevention and detection systems)
NGOs can participate in the IMC meetings. |
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| Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) |
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, and Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Navigation |
1815 |
The Commission passes resolutions unanimously in line with its terms of
reference as follows:
- proposals concerning the prosperity of navigation on the Rhine
- adoption of technical and administrative regulations (and their amendments) concerning the safety of vessels
- complaints arising from the application of the Mannheim Convention. |
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| International Government Commission of Alpine Rhine (IRKA; or Joint Rhine Commission) |
Austria, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Flood relief / control |
1892 |
Set up for the Alpine Rhine on the basis of a treaty from 1892. |
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| Internationale Rheinregulierung (IRR; or International Commission for the Regulation of the Rhine) |
Austria, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Economic development |
1892 |
Set up on the basis of the 1892 treaty between Austria and Switzerland. |
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| Tripartite Belgian- French- Luxembourg Standing Committee on Polluted Waters |
Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality |
April 8, 1950 |
This committee has established three technical subcommittees: one for the Yser and Lys, one for the Scheldt and Spiere, the Sambre and a third for the Meuse, the Chiere, the Sure and the Alzette. |
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| Rhine (Lake Constance subbasin) |
| International Commission for the Protection of Lake Constance (IGKB) |
Austria, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality |
1959 |
International Commission for the Protection of Lake Constance (IGKB). |
Source 1 /
Source 2
(#285,8,The International Commission for the Protection of Lake Constance (IGKB)) |
| Rhine (Moselle subbasin) |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Moselle and the Sarre (CIPMS/ IKSMS: Commission Internationales pour la Protection de la Moselle et de la Sarre/ Internationalen Kommissionen zum Schutze der Mosel und der Saar) |
France, Germany, Luxembourg |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
October 27, 1956 |
Commission Internationales pour la Protection de la Moselle et de la Sarre / Internationalen Kommissionen zum Schutze der Mosel und der Saar (CIPMS/ IKSMS or International Commission for the Protection of the Moselle and the Sarre) |
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| Rhine (Saar subbasin) |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Moselle and the Sarre (CIPMS/ IKSMS: Commission Internationales pour la Protection de la Moselle et de la Sarre/ Internationalen Kommissionen zum Schutze der Mosel und der Saar) |
France, Germany |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
July 1, 1962 |
Commission Internationales pour la Protection de la Moselle et de la Sarre / Internationalen Kommissionen zum Schutze der Mosel und der Saar (CIPMS/ IKSMS or International Commission for the Protection of the Moselle and the Sarre) |
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| Rhine (Doubs subbasin) |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Moselle and the Sarre (CIPMS/ IKSMS: Commission Internationales pour la Protection de la Moselle et de la Sarre/ Internationalen Kommissionen zum Schutze der Mosel und der Saar) |
France, Germany |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
July 1, 1962 |
Commission Internationales pour la Protection de la Moselle et de la Sarre / Internationalen Kommissionen zum Schutze der Mosel und der Saar (CIPMS/ IKSMS or International Commission for the Protection of the Moselle and the Sarre) |
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| Franco- Swiss Joint Commission on fishing and the protection of the aquatic environment |
France, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Fishing |
1993 |
Franco-Swiss Joint Commission on fishing and the protection of the aquatic environment |
|
| Rhone |
| Joint commission for the protection of Italian- Swiss waters against pollution (CIPAIS) |
Italy, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality |
- |
Area(s) of activity:
* Examine all problems related to pollution and all other changes to the Swiss-Italian waterways;
* Organize and ensure the necessary research to determine the origin, the nature of and the scale of pollution, and to make use of the results of this research;
* Propose to the contracting governments measures to take to treat existing pollution and to prevent all future pollution. |
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| Rhone (subbasin Lake Geneva) |
| Franco- Swiss Consultative Commission on Fishing in Lake Geneva |
France, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Fishing |
September 1, 1982 |
Objectives : Harmonize the legal provisions between the two States governing fishing, and ensure the effective protection of fish and their habitat. |
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| International commission for the protection of Lake Geneva (CIPEL) |
France, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality |
November 1, 1963 |
Focus: Lake Geneva. Area(s) of activity:
* Organize and carry out the necessary research into determining the nature, the scale and the origin of pollution, and make use of the results of this research;
* Recommend to the contracting governments measures to be taken to treat current pollution and to prevent all future pollution;
* Examine all other questions concerning pollution of the Lake. |
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| Swiss delegation for the regularization of Lake Geneva |
France, Switzerland |
Official |
Commission |
- |
December 15, 1964 |
Swiss delegation for the regularization of Lake Geneva |
|
| Schelde |
| International Scheldt Commission (ICBS) |
Belgium, France, Netherlands |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1995 |
International cooperation in order to protect the waters of the Scheldt river. |
|
| Struma |
| Permanent Yugoslav- Greek Hydro- Economic Commission |
Greece, Turkey |
Official |
Commission |
Economic development |
June 18, 1950 |
Permanent Yugoslav-Greek Hydro-Economic Commission |
|
| Tana |
| Finnish- Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission |
Finland, Norway |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1980 |
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an advisory role. It submits proposals and motions and issues statements on matters related to water management. Many actions need preparatory work, for example, monitoring of the state of the environment and activities influencing the catchments, as well as hearing experts before (recommendations) decisions can be made by the Commission. |
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| Tajo/Tejo |
| International Commission of International Rivers |
Portugal, Spain |
Official |
Commission |
Hydropower, water quantity |
July 16, 1964 |
Established mainly for the regulation of the hydro-electric utilization of the international section of the River Duero and its tributaries. |
|
| Torne/Tornealven |
| Finnish- Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission |
Finland, Norway |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1980 |
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an advisory role. It submits proposals and motions and issues statements on matters related to water management. Many actions need preparatory work, for example, monitoring of the state of the environment and activities influencing the catchments, as well as hearing experts before (recommendations) decisions can be made by the Commission. |
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| Finnish- Swedish Frontier River Commission |
Finland, Sweden |
Official |
Commission |
- |
15 December 1971 (in force 1 January 1972) |
Established by the 'Agreement Between Finland and Sweden Concerning Frontier Waters'to ensure that frontier watercourses are used in the manner most in keeping with the interests of the two States and their frontier areas. The Agreement furthermore regulates certain matters relating to water rights and fishing rights in connexion with the said watercourses. |
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| Tuloma |
| Finnish- Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters |
Finland, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1964 |
This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or along which the frontier line runs. |
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| Vistula/Wista |
| Joint Commission |
Ukraine, Poland |
Official |
Commission |
Water quantity, irrigation, joint management |
1996 |
For the cooperation in the field of water management in frontier waters; irrigation, regulation, water supply. |
TFDD |
| Volga |
| Joint Russian- Kazakhstan Commission for Utilization and Protection of Transboundary Waters |
Kazakhstan, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, water quantity, joint management |
Data not availabe |
Joint Russian-Kazakhstan Commission for Utilization and Protection of Transboundary Waters. |
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| Vuoksa (subbasin Lake Saimaa) |
| Joint Commission |
Russian Federation, Finland |
Official |
Commission |
Joint management |
October 26, 1989 |
For regulation of the rules for the lake Saimaa and the Vuoksa rivers. |
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| Finnish- Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters |
Finland, Russia |
Official |
Commission |
Water quality, joint management |
1964 |
This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or along which the frontier line runs. |
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