International Rivers and Lakes Nº 39

CONTENTS I.International organisations urge Group of Eight leaders to allocate funds to promote cooperation over transboundary waters.II. Four nations guard giant South American aquifer.III.Asia’s potential water conflicts.IV. Excerpts from proceedings of the seminar held by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on resolution of international water disputes.V. Note of the European Court of Auditors on funding of environmental projects.Thestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and are to be exclusively attributed to authors, organizations and media quoted or summarized in the Newsletter. The editor encourages contributions of news items for an exchange of information with interested readers. All correspondence should be addressed to: Director, Natural Resources and Infrastructure DivisionEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Casilla de Correo 179-D, Santiago, ChileFax: (56-2) 208-02 52E-mail: fernando.sanchez-albaveracepal.org with copy to andrei.jouravlevcepal.org