Info Links - International Waters

1) Released by the International Joint Commission: "A Discussion Paper on The International Watersheds Initiative: Second Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States", June 2005. Available at: Go to http://www.ijc.org/en/home/main_accueil.htm, click on “Publications”, then click on “Recent Reports” (This initiative includes the St Croix River, Red River and Rainy River).

2) Global International Waters Assessment Report: http://www.giwa.net/publications/finalreport/giwa_final_report.pdf.
Freshwater shortages, engineering of river flows, pollution and overfishing are highlighted in this Final Global International Waters Assessment.

3) The Program on Water Issues at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, has just released a report entitled “Comments on the International St. Mary-Milk Rivers Administrative Measures Task Force Report” (June 3, 2006), prepared by Ralph I. Pentland. This report may be found at: http://www.powi.ca/pdfs/waterdiversion/st.mary_milk.pdf

4) In its Thirteenth Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality, the International Joint Commission recommends that the governments of Canada and the United States create and apply an uncommonly strong Accountability Framework for Great Lakes restoration and protection under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
See the Report at: http://www.ijc.org/en/publications/pdf/13br_e.pdf

5) A Strategy for Federal Science and Technology to Support Water Availability & Quality in the US: Report of the National Science & Technology Council, Committee
on Environment and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water Availability & Quality. Available at:
http://www.ostp.gov/nstc/html/Fed%20S&T%20Strategy%20for%20Water%209-07%20FINAL.pdf

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