International Rivers and Lakes Nº 47

CONTENTSI. World Water Day 2009 calls attention to the waters that cross borders and link us togetherII. The law of transboundary aquifersIII. Istanbul Ministerial StatementIV. Comments of the Forum on Democracy & Trade to the United States Trade RepresentativeV. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) marks 120th anniversaryVI. 8th Summit of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) Heads of State and GovernmentVII. The Niger Basin Water CharterVIII. International Joint Commission (IJC) commends an initiative to eliminate the movement of invasive speciesIX. G77 adopts Muscat Declaration on WaterX. Tanzania held to have violated investment treaty protections, but no damages flow from these breaches.XI. United States of America: Arkansas and Missouri sign water agreementXII. Mekong River Commission (MRC): changes along Mekong challenge planning processXIII. Recent books and studies on transboundary water issuesXIV. Update: ECLAC water-related researchThestatements 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