The UNECE Water Convention and the development of transboundary cooperation in the Chu-Talas, Kura, Drin and Dniester River basins

Water International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 168-182

  Libert, Bo ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chu; convention; Dniester; Drin; Kura; Talas; transboundary; UNECE; water cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919631219     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2014.990202     Document Type: Article

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