Transboundary Aquifers in Asia: a Preliminary Inventory and Assessment

Technical Documents in Hydrology – UNESCO Office of Beijing, UNESCO Office of Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science in Asia and the Pacific

This publication is a compilation of research papers prepared as a contribution to a transboundary aquifer inventory in Asia under UNESCO-IHP VII theme on Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management. As a regional atlas, this volume presents hydrogeological data and other information crucial to the future sustainability of transboundary aquifers in the region.

The volume is organized into three parts: a) groundwater conditions in Asia, b) regional major transboundary aquifers inventory and c) case studies from country/basin level.

The publication also provides a factual backdrop to the Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers (A/RES/63/124) by a lead expert of the United Nations International Law Commission.

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