International Rivers and Lakes Nº 32

CONTENTS I.Turkey to supply Israel’s Water Needs? II. Transboundary Water Issues: Iraq asks for water from Turkey.III.IDRC REPORTS: Laying a Foundation for Joint Management of the Israeli-Palestinian MountainAquifer.IV. Canadian Water, Canada’s Trade Obligations and B.C.Water Policy: Bulk water exports.V. Litigation over international water exports: Corporations are Suing Canada.VI. Indigenous Concerns over Large Scale Water Works and Development.VII. Mexico-USA: Binational Water Challenges and Opportunities Conference Recommendations.VIII.Nile Basin Initiative opens Secretariat. 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