International waters: review of legal and institutional frameworks

This report discusses the legal and institutional frameworks that apply to twenty-eight (28) international water bodies that were identified as part of the United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility (?UNDP-GEF?) 'Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in GEF Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks' project. Following the introduction, part II of this report identifies and explains the eighteen criteria that are used to describe the legal and institutional frameworks of each of the water bodies discussed in this report. Part III of this report provides a detailed discussion of the legal and institutional frameworks for each water body identified, organized by global region.