This section includes only agreements that aren't restricted to one region or group of nations. For continental or regional agreements, see the following pages: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America.
UN Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses, United Nations, 1997. See here for versions in other languages.
Convention Relating to the Development of the Hydraulic Power of International Affecting More Than One State, and Protocol of Signature, Geneva, 9 December 1923
Convention and Statute on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, Barcelona, 20 April 1921
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, Iran, 2 February 1971
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Series Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, Paris, 14 October 1994 (available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UN/ECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, Helsinki, 31 I.L.M. 1312 (1992)
UN/ECE Draft Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (final draft as adopted June 17, 1999)
UN/ECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, 30 I.L.M. 800 (1991)
UN/ECE Charter on Ground-Water Management, U.N. Doc. E/ECE/1197, ECE/ENVWA/12, U.N. Sales No. E.89.II.E.21 (1989)
U.N. Human Rights Council Resolution on Human Rights and Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, A/HRC/15/L.1 (24 September 2010)
U.N. General Assembly Resolution on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation, A/64/L.63/Rev.1 (26 July 2010)
UNILC Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers
General Assembly resolution 2669 (XXV) on progressive development and codification of the rules of international law relating to international watercourses, New York, 8 December 1970
Institute of International Law
International Law Association
Other International Documents
International Water Law
Sources of International Water Law, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1998
Fact Sheet: The Right to Water, United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 2010
Water for Life, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Water Portal scientific knowledge base, UNESCO
The Right to Water, World Health Organization (WHO), 2003
The Right to Water: From Concept to Implementation, World Water Council, March 2006
Water Law and Standards Database, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Treaties and International Agreements
United Nations Treaty Collection
ECOLEX international environmental law database (click here to go directly to the Treaties search screen)
Global International Waters Assessment Reports, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Research Guide on Transboundary Freshwater Treaties and Other Resources, GlobaLex, February 2014
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD), Oregon State University