The World Bank policy for projects on international waterways : an historical and legal analysis /

This book deals with the evolution and context of the Bank policy for projects on international waterways. It starts with a brief description of how the Bank faced the challenges stemming from such projects, and the different approaches deliberated by the Bank that led to the issuance of the first p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Salman, Salman M. A., 1948- (Author)
Corporate Author:	World Bank
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank, 2009.
Series:	Law, justice, and development.
Subjects:	World Bank. World Bank International rivers. Waterways > International cooperation. Water rights (International law) Economic development projects > Law and legislation. Water resources development > Law and legislation. Water resources development > International cooperation. Cours d'eau internationaux. Voies navigables > Coopération internationale. Droits sur les eaux (Droit international) Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Coopération internationale. TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial. Economic development projects > Law and legislation International rivers Water resources development > International cooperation Water resources development > Law and legislation International watercourses. Water rights. Water. Shared natural resources. International co-operation. Economic development.
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Table of Contents:

Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Cases; Chapter 1 Facing the Challenges of International Waterways; Chapter 2 The Search for Policies for Projects on International Waterways; Chapter 3 The Road to the Current Bank Policy; Chapter 4 Main Features of the Current Bank Policy; Chapter 5 The Notification Process; Chapter 6 Objections to Bank-Financed Projects; Chapter 7 Exceptions to Notification under the Bank Policy; Chapter 8 The Bank Policy and Transboundary Groundwater; Chapter 9 Linkages of the Policy to other World Bank Policies.