The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways : An Historical and Legal Analysis

This study deals with the evolution and context of the Bank policy for projects on international waterways. It starts with a brief description of how the Bank has faced the challenges stemming from such projects, and the different approaches deliberated by the Bank that led to the issuance of the first policy in 1956. The study then reviews the implementation experience of the policy and analyzes the principles and procedures, as well as the main features of each of the policies issued in 1956, 1965, and 1985 respectively. The principles of international water law prevailing at each stage of the policy issuance are examined and compared with those of the Bank policy. The study also discusses in detail the notification process: its basis, by whom, to whom, its content, different riparian's responses, and the exceptions to the notification requirement. It then analyzes how the Bank handles an objection from one or more of the riparian's to projects proposed for Bank financing. It also examines how the Bank has dealt with transboundary groundwater, as well as the linkages between the policy for projects on international waterways and the policies on disputed areas and environmental impact assessment. The conclusion provides an overview of the main findings of the study, and highlights some of the lessons drawn from the implementation experience of the policy.

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Main Author:	Salman, Salman M. A.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009
Subjects:	ADB, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, AQUIFER, AQUIFERS, ARBITRATION, BANK FINANCING, BANK FUNDING, BANK INVOLVEMENT, BANK LENDING, BANK LOAN, BANK LOANS, BANK OFFICE, BASIC SERVICES, BASIN, BASIN COMMISSION, BASINS, BORROWER, BORROWING, BOUNDARIES, BOUNDARY, BOUNDARY WATERS, CAPITAL GOODS, CENTRAL AMERICA, CHARTER, COLLAPSE, COLLECTIVE, COMMON LAW, COMPANY, CONFLICT, CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS, CONTRIBUTION, CONVENTION, COOLING WATER, CORPORATION, CORPORATIONS, CREDITS, DAM, DAM PROJECT, DAM SAFETY, DAMS, DEPENDENCE, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DIVERSION OF WATER, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, EQUALITY, EQUITABLE UTILIZATION, ESTUARY, EXCLUSION, EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FINANCES, FINANCIAL AGENCIES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION, FIRST LOAN, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD WATERS, FLUVIAL TRANSPORT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FRONTIER, FRONTIERS, GROUNDWATER, GUARANTEE AGENCY, GUARANTOR, HOUSING, HUMAN RIGHT, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER PROJECT, HYDROPOWER PROJECTS, IBRD, ID, IFC, IHP, INCOME, INDIVIDUALS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, INITIATIVE, INTEGRITY, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL DRAINAGE BASINS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT, INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL LAW RULES, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL RIVERS, INTERNATIONAL WATER, INTERNATIONAL WATER DISPUTES, INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW, INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES LAW, INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES, INTERNATIONAL WATERS, INVESTIGATION, IRRIGATION, JUDICIAL REFORM, JUSTICE, LAKES, LAW OF NATIONS, LAW OF THE SEA, LAWS, LAWYERS, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL REFORM, LEGAL TITLE, LEGISLATION, LIMITED, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAN, LOAN APPLICATIONS, LOCAL CURRENCY, LTD., MANDATES, MEETING, MIDDLE EAST, MONETARY SYSTEMS, MULTIPURPOSE DAM, MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT, NATURAL FLOW, NAVIGABLE RIVERS, NEGOTIATIONS, NO HARM, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OVERSEAS TERRITORY, PARTNERSHIP, PEACE, PERSONS, POLLUTION, PREFERENTIAL, PREFERENTIAL PRIVILEGES, PREJUDICE, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, RAPID GROWTH, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, REASONABLENESS, RECIPIENT COUNTRIES, RECONSTRUCTION, RECURRING FLOODS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REHABILITATION, RESPONSIBILITIES, RIPARIAN, RIPARIAN COUNTRIES, RIPARIAN RIGHTS, RIPARIAN STATE, RIVER, RIVER BASIN, RIVER COMMISSION, RIVER FLOW, RIVER FLOWING, RIVER FLOWS, RIVER NAVIGATION, RIVER SYSTEM, ROAD, SAHARA, SAHEL, SECOND LOAN, SENIOR, SOCIETY, SOVEREIGNTY, SPARE PARTS, STOCKS, STREAM, STREAMS, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBSIDIARY, TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, TRIBUTARIES, TRIBUTARY, UNDP, UNESCO, UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, VALUABLE, WAR, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DISPUTES, WATER RATIONALITY, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SCARCITY, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLY, WORTH,
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