International Rivers and Lakes Nº 46

CONTENTS I.Environmental functions of the envisaged river basin organization for the Nile discussed.II. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to hear a transboundary water dispute.III.United States: historic Colorado River pact signedIV. Tanzania: victory in a dispute with water services company.V. International Joint Commission (IJC): draft new order and plan for regulation of water levels and flows. VI. Development of integrated water resources management performance indicators for African transboundary basins.VII. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC): Mexico delivers water to the United States to fulfill treaty obligations.VIII.Wastewater treatment: European Commission gives France final warning.IX. Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC): submission on a contaminated site in Mexico.X. United States: Georgia loses major water ruling on rights to Lake LanierXI. Book: Water Law and Transboundary Watercourses, by Patricia Wouters.XII.Study: Commentary on the U.N. International Law Commission's Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, by Gabriel E. Eckstein.XIII.Study: Ambiguity in transboundary environmental dispute resolution: the Israeli-Jordanian water agreement, by Itay Fischhendler.XIV.Study: Climate change and the stability of water allocation agreements, by Erik Ansink and Arjan Ruijs.XV. Update: ECLAC water-related studies.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-albavera@cepal.org with copy to andrei.jouravlev@cepal.org