International Rivers and Lakes Nº 44

CONTENTS I.Calexico joins fight against canal project.II. NAFTA and Canadian Water.III.Water Dependencies and Interstate Behaviour: The Basis for Cooperation or Conflict.IV. Water policy: European Commission takes legal action against Italy, Spain and Greece over key directive.V. Tribunal hands down jurisdictional ruling in Bechtel-Bolivia arbitration.VI. States which share Colorado River water agree to plan for drought. VII. U.S. Federal Judge rejects Oregon farmers' water claim.VIII.Meaning and scope of Water Code reform in Chile. IX. Mexico's Rio Grande water debt repaid. 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