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Agreement between the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Paraguay concerning a study of the utilization of the water power of the Apipe Falls Treaty basin: Paraná Date: January 23, 1958 Signatories: Argentina; Paraguay Agreement concerning cooperation between Brazil and Paraguay in a study on the utilization of the water power of the Acaray and Monday Rivers Treaty basin: Acaray, Monday Date: January 20, 1956 Signatories: Brazil; Paraguay Agreement concerning the utilization of the rapids of the Uruguay River in the Salto Grande area Treaty basin: Uruguay Date: December 30, 1946 Signatories: Argentina; Uruguay Supplementary boundary treaty between the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Paraguay on the river Pilcomayo and protocol annexed to the treaty Treaty basin: Pilcomayo Date: June 1, 1945 Signatories: Argentina; Paraguay Supplementary boundary treaty between Argentina and Paraguay araguay, , signed at Buenos Aires, July 5, 1939 Treaty basin: Pilcomayo Date: July 5, 1939 Signatories: Argentina; Paraguay Convention regarding the determination of the legal status of the frontier between Brazil and Uruguay Treaty basin: Frontier or shared waters Date: December 20, 1933 Signatories: Brazil; Uruguay Protocol between Uruguay and Argentina dealing with the questions of the jurisdiction of the River Plate, signed at Montevideo, January 5, 1910 Treaty basin: Plate Date: January 5, 1910 Signatories: Argentina; Uruguay RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS Binational Commission for the Development of the upper Bermejo River and Grande de Tarija River Basins. The Bermejo and Tarija River Basins form an international sub-basin within the La Plata River Basin.This Commission is responsible for the administration of the Upper Bermejo River and Grande de Tarija River Basins, in order to promote sustainable development in its area of influence, optimize its natural resources development, contribute to its socioeconomic development, and allow rational and equitable management of water resources. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Date: June 9, 1995 Signatories: Argentina, Bolivia Comisión Trinacional para el Desarrollo de la Cuenca del Río Pilcomayo – Tri-national Commission for the Development of the Pilcomayo River Basin. The Pilcomayo River Basin forms an international sub-basin within the La Plata River Basin. The Commission is responsible for the study and execution of joint projects in the Pilcomayo River. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Date: February 9, 1995 Signatories: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay Comision Binacional Punte Buenos Aires Colonia or Buenos Aires - Colonia Bridge Binational Commission (COBAICO). This commission was based on a common interest in increasing commerce between Argentina and Uruguay. In order to facilitate this commerce, a bridge was created across the Plata River which runs between the two national territories. One of the responsibilities of COBAICO is overseeing the sustainable management and preservation of the Plata River. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Signatories: Argentina, Uruguay Date: 1985 104 — Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience along International Waters: Latin America and the Caribbean
Comisión Administradora del Río de la Plata or the Administrative Commission for the Río de la Plata (CARP). This is an international organism, of binational character, that offers the legal frame and enables dialogues between the Argentine Republic and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, for the negotiation in matters of interest common to both nations concerning the Rio de la Plata. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Signatories: Argentina, Uruguay Date: November 19, 1973 Comision Mixta del Rio Parana or Joint Commission of the Parana River (COMIP). The Parana forms an international sub-basin within the La Plata River Basin. COMIP was agreed to by both Paraguay and Argentina in 1971. This agreement legally binds both countries to a set of laws regulating the shared use of the Paraná River as a natural resource. COMIP functions as an international organization, as such it is responsible for conducting evaluations in such areas as industrial, agricultural and recreational use of Paraná River. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Date: 1971 Signatories: Argentina, Paraguay The permanent Intergovernmental Co-ordinating ordinating Committee (CIC) is responsible for ongoing administration ot the La Plata Basin Treaty (1969). The committee is composed of representatives of each country and has a secretariat with responsibility for coordination, promotion, and control of the multinational efforts. The 1969 treaty provides an umbrella framework for several bilateral treaties between the riparian, and a direction for joint development of the basin. The treaty requires open transportation and communication along the river and its tributaries, and prescribes cooperation in education, health, and management of ‘non-water’ resources (e.g., soil, forest, flora, and fauna). The foreign ministers of the riparian states provide the policy direction. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Date: 1969 Signatories: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia Comision Technica de Mixta de Salto Grande (CTMSG). The Salto Grande River Basin forms an international sub-basin within the La Plata River Basin.The CTMSG was set up for the production of electrical energy, using the rapids of the Salto Grande between Argentina and Uruguay. Work began in 1974, actual electricity generation starting in 1979. Now the commission manages, operates and maintains the turbines. Argentina and Uruguay have their power markets totally integrated; these turbines contributes 60% of Uruguay’s energy demand and covers 10% of the Argentina market. Treaty basin: La Plata (Del Plata) Date: December 30, 1946 Signatories: Argentina, Uruguay Appendix 1. International Freshwater Agreements, Organizations, Commissions — 105
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CHAPTER 3. HYDROPOLITICAL VULNERABI
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MAPS Map 1 (A) Climate regions ....
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PREFACE Wherever a major river, lak
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FOREWORD During the 2002 World Summ
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project, exem
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Figure 1.2 International river basi
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a more accurate gauge of hydropolit
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Scientist conducting ecological res
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The great waterfall of Iguazú, on
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Canal of Artibonite River, Haiti. T
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Jaribu storks, Pantanal (Brazil), P
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Ricefield with water buffalo and eg
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TABLE 2.2 INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASIN
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Haitian people who live in the hill
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Río Goascorán en el puesto fronte
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El lago cerce de Tehscall, El Salva
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Verrettes waterfall, Haiti. Photo c
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The Cimarron project has provoked s
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Damage along Choluteca River in the
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2.6 GOVERNANCE IN INTERNATIONAL RIV
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TABLE 2.9 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W
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Figure 2.2 Lempa River Basin. trans
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Paraná River beach in Empedrado, C
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Washing clothes, Amazon. Photo cred
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Page 73 and 74: Confluence of Iguazu and Paraná Ri
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Page 85 and 86: high population residing within the
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Page 97 and 98: ATLAS OF HYDROPOLITICAL VULNERABILI
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Page 107 and 108: APPENDICES Appendices — 89
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Page 111 and 112: AMAZON * Total area: 5,866,100 km 2
Page 113 and 114: CANDELARIA Total area: 12,800 km 2
Page 115 and 116: COATAN ACHUTE Total area: 2000 km 2
Page 117 and 118: HONDO Total area 14,600.00 km 2 Are
Page 119 and 120: LAKE TITICACA-POOPO SYSTEM Total ar
Page 121: LA PLATA * Total area: 2,954,500 km
Page 125 and 126: MARONI * Total area: 65,000 km 2 Ar
Page 127 and 128: PEDERNALES Total area: 400 km 2 Are
Page 129 and 130: SIXAOLA Total area: 2,900 km 2 Area
Page 131 and 132: USUMACINTA- GRIJALVA Total area: 12
Page 133 and 134: LA PLATA A short section of the bou
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Page 147 and 148: LA PLATA Power Plant Dona Francisca
Page 149 and 150: REFERENCES Agencia Gráfica del Sur
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Page 153 and 154: INDEX OF BASIN NAMES Amazon .......
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