Mekong basin

The UN Watercourses Convention in Force: Strengthening International Law for Transboundary Water Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 180-188

  Bearden, Bennett ^a   Rieu Clarke, Alistair ^b   Pech, Sokhem ^c  

^a Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Hatfield Consultants   (Canada)

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EID: 84919516524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203135365     Document Type: Chapter

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