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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>

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