Riparian States definition

Riparian States means upstream and downstream riparian states along the Vakhsh River and Amu Darya River, including Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan;
Riparian States means (in alphabetic order), Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Eritrea is currently participating in the Nile Basin Initiative as an observer.
Riparian States means the States of Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique;

Examples of Riparian States in a sentence

  • Charcoal production for rural domestic use has limited impact but production for sale to urban dwellers as a source of rural income is a threat in most Zambezi Riparian States causing extensive degradation.

  • Biomass, chiefly wood, is the main energy source of 80% of the population in the Zambezi Riparian States with average access to the electricity grid being 18.5%.

  • The GMS was established among all Mekong riparian states in 1992 at the Conference of Mekong Riparian States initiated by the ADB.

  • The conflict over freshwater resources of the Euphrates River, and to a lesser extent the Tigris River has taken many decades of arguments and discussions between the three Riparian States, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.

  • It is accordingly rejected.Reduction in carryover storage provided to Andhra Pradesh and the distribution of the balance to Upper Riparian States : It is in regard to the allocation made to Andhra Pradesh for carryover storage of 150 TMC.

  • Royster, Winters in the East: Tribal Reserved Rights to Water in Riparian States, 25 WM.

  • The system is operational and enables Riparian States to routinely share data and information in the spirit of basin-wide cooperation.

  • As to the definition of “impact”, reference can be made to article 1, paragraph 2 of the UNECE 1992 Water Convention.2. As far as paragraph 2 is concerned, national flood protection measures should always take into account their possible impact on other Riparian States.

  • Article 14 of this Convention puts upon the Riparian States the obligation to inform each other about any critical situation that may have transboundary impact and also to set up, where appropriate, coordinated or joint communication, warning and alarm systems.

  • Destruction of forest cover due to agricultural activities has been experienced in all the five Riparian States.


More Definitions of Riparian States

Riparian States means the states which are drained by the Mara River namely the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania;

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