Europe - UNEP
Europe - UNEP
Europe - UNEP
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NÄÄTÄMO<br />
Total area: 1,000 km 2<br />
Area of Basin in Country<br />
Countries km 2 %<br />
Norway 600 57.73<br />
Finland 400 41.97<br />
TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS<br />
Agreement between [Finland] and [Norway] on the transfer from the course of the Näätämo (Neiden)<br />
river to the course of the Gandvik River of water from the Garsjoen, Kjerringvatn and<br />
Forstevannene lakes<br />
Treaty basin: Näätämo, Gandvik Date: April 25, 1951<br />
Signatories: Norway, Finland<br />
RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS<br />
Estonian – Russian Joint Transboundary Water Commission<br />
Treaty basin: Näätämo Date: 1997<br />
Signatories: Estonia, Russia<br />
Source: http://www.envir.ee/jc/eng<br />
Finnish-Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission<br />
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to<br />
preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the<br />
environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an<br />
advisory role.<br />
Treaty basin: Kemi, Näätämo, Olanga, Pasvik, Tana, Torne/Tornealven Date: 1980<br />
Signatories: Finland, Norway<br />
Source: http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=9813&lan=en<br />
126 — Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience along International Waters: <strong>Europe</strong>