Sunset, Amazon. Photo credit: Iva Nafz<strong>in</strong>ger. 90 — Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience along International Waters: <strong>Lat<strong>in</strong></strong> <strong>America</strong> and the Caribbean
APPENDIX 1. INTERNATIONAL FRESHWATER AGREEMENTS, RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS, AND RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN The treaties conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> this document were compiled as part of the <strong>Transboundary</strong> <strong>Freshwater</strong> <strong>Dispute</strong> Database (TFDD) project at Oregon State University <strong>in</strong> collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The documents <strong>in</strong>cluded are treaties or other <strong>in</strong>ternational agreements relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>ternational freshwater resources, where the concern is water as a scarce or consumable resource, a quantity to be managed, or an ecosystem to be improved or ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed. Treaties concern<strong>in</strong>g navigation rights and tariffs, division of fish<strong>in</strong>g rights, and del<strong>in</strong>eation of rivers as borders or other territorial concerns are not <strong>in</strong>cluded, unless freshwater as a resource is also mentioned <strong>in</strong> the document, or physical changes are be<strong>in</strong>g made to the river system that might impact the hydrology of the river system (e.g., dredg<strong>in</strong>g of river bed to improve navigation, straighten<strong>in</strong>g of river course). For ease of reference, the treaties are first categorized by cont<strong>in</strong>ent, and then by <strong>in</strong>ternational bas<strong>in</strong>, as del<strong>in</strong>eated <strong>in</strong> the TFDD Geographical Information System. The treaties listed under each <strong>in</strong>ternational bas<strong>in</strong> either refer directly to that <strong>in</strong>ternational bas<strong>in</strong>, or a sub-bas<strong>in</strong> thereof. In cases of multiple spell<strong>in</strong>gs or names for the same river system of an <strong>in</strong>ternational bas<strong>in</strong>, a “ / ” separates the names (e.g., Cancoso/Lauca). Where the bas<strong>in</strong> represents the confluence of a set of major rivers, a “ - ” is used to separate the names of the different river systems (e.g., Usumac<strong>in</strong>ta-Grijalva). It is important to note that the follow<strong>in</strong>g database of treaties is, by its very nature, a work <strong>in</strong> constant progress, and makes no claims to completeness. Those <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> updates should follow progress on the relevant sites, such as the <strong>Transboundary</strong> <strong>Freshwater</strong> <strong>Dispute</strong> Database Project (http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/). The area of each bas<strong>in</strong> and its riparian countries’ territorial share was calculated us<strong>in</strong>g a GIS at 1km spatial resolution (Wolf et al. 1999). We recognize the limitations of the data sources and process by report<strong>in</strong>g the size of bas<strong>in</strong>s, not as raw data as is common with digital data, but by round<strong>in</strong>g the last significant figure <strong>in</strong> bas<strong>in</strong>s 1–99 km 2 and the last two significant figures <strong>in</strong> bas<strong>in</strong>s 100 km 2 or larger. As a result of round<strong>in</strong>g the area values, the numbers for areas with<strong>in</strong> each bas<strong>in</strong> do not necessarily add up to the total area for that bas<strong>in</strong>. The percentage areas were calculated based on raw data, and therefore do not reflect the round<strong>in</strong>g of the areas. An asterisk (*) follow<strong>in</strong>g a TFDD bas<strong>in</strong>’s name <strong>in</strong>dicates notes <strong>in</strong> Appendix 2 regard<strong>in</strong>g caveats associated with the derivation of the area values. The follow<strong>in</strong>g is a description of the terms used <strong>in</strong> the appendices. Appendix 1. International <strong>Freshwater</strong> Agreements, Organizations, Commissions — 91
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