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CONTENTS I.East Africa: Region to benefit as the Nile Treaty is reviewed.II. Bathing water: European Commission starts legal action against eleven Member States.III.Mekong River Commission countries agree on procedures for Mekong flows.IV. Taos Pueblo water pact signed.V. Espoo Convention ruling on Bystroe Canal.VI. United States-Canada: Committee drafts allocation proposals for river water.VII. Israel and Turkey: Landmark water agreement put into deep freeze.VIII.Malaysia: Water to fall under World Trade Organization (WTO) regime? IX. Uruguay's President defends controversial pulp mills. X. Book: Integrated Transboundary Water Management in Theory and Practice: Experiences from the New EU Eastern Borders.XI. Book: Regulatory Frameworks for Water Resources Management: A Comparative Study.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