Asian Regional Documents
Asian River Basins
Amur River Basin
Aral Sea Basin
- Statute of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia. Done in Almaty on 18 September 2008
- Provision about rotation of executive bodies of the Interstate Coordination Water Commission (ICWC) of Central Asia and their heads. Done in Almaty on 18 September 2008
- Statute of the Coordination Metrological Center ICWC
- Statute of the Basin Water Association "Amudarya"
- Statute of the Basin Water Association "Syrdarya"
- The Agreement about the status of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and its organizations. Accomplished in Tashkent on 29 May 1997
- Statute of the Secretariat of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC). Approved in Nukus on 10th October 1993
- Agreement of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tuskmenistan, and Republic of Uzbekistan on joint activities in addressing the Aral Sea. Signed 26 March 1993
- Agreement between Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Republic of Uzbekistan on joint activities in addressing the Aral Sea and the zone around the Sea crisis, improving the environment, and enduring the social and economic development of the Aral Sea region. Executed 26 March 1993
- Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on co-operation in interstate sources' water resources use and protection common management. Accepted in Almaty 18 February 1992
Brahmaputra (Yarlung Zangbo) River Basin
- China-Bangladesh MoU, Memorandum of Understanding upon Provision of Hydrological Information of the Brahmaputra/ Yalunzangbu River in Flood Season by China to Bangladesh, 2008
Euphrates-Tigris River Basins
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on establishment of a pumping station in the territories of the Syrian Arab Republic for water withdrawal from the Tigris River. Done in Damascus, 23 December 2009; in force 9 June 2011
- The Syrian-Iraqi Agreement on the Utilization of the Euphrates Waters, signed April 1990
- Treaty of Friendship and Neighbourly Relations Between Iraq and Turkey and the Attached Protocol No.1 Relative to the Regulation of the Waters of the Tigris and Euphrates and of Their Tributaries, signed 29 March 1946, in force 10 May 1948
Gandaki River Basin
Ganges River Basin
- Treaty between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on Sharing of the Ganga / Ganges Waters at Farakka, Bangladesh & India, Done at New Dehli, 12 December 1996
- Agreement on Sharing the Ganges Waters, Bangladesh & India (1977)
- Agreement Between the British Governmnet and the Patiala State Regarding the Sirsa Branch of the Western Jumna Canal. Executed on behalf of Patiala State 25 July 1893; on behalf of the British Government 11 August 1893; Approved and confirmed 29 August 1893
- Amended terms of agreement between the British Government and the State of Jind, for regulating the supply of water for irrigation from the Western Jumna Canal. Executed, 24 July 1892.
Hathmatee River Basin
Helmand River Basin
- The Afghan-Iranian Helmand-River Water Treaty (with 2 protocols). Done in Kabul, 20th March 1973 (English / Persian)
Indus River Basin
- China-Bhutan MoU, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) upon Provision of Hydrological information of the Brahmaputra /Yaluzangbu river in flood season, 2008
- The Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement. Done in Washington, 31 May 1964; in force, 6 April 1964
- Indus Basin Development Fund Agreement. Done in Karachi, 1 April 1960
- Indus Waters Treaty, India & Pakistan (1960) 419 U.N.T.S. 125
Irtysh-Ob River Basin
- Agreement on Protection of Water Quality of Transboundary Rivers, 2011
- Agreement on Exchange of Hydrological and Hydrochemical Information (Data) of Border Gauging Stations on Major Transboundary Rivers, 2006
- Agreement on Development of Scientific-Research Cooperation on Transboundary Rivers, 2006
- Agreement on emergency notification of the Parties of Natural Disasters on Transboundary Rivers, 2005
Jordan River Basin
- Israel - Palestinian Joint Water Committee: Joint Declaration for Keeping the Water Infrastructure out of the Cycle of Violence, done at the Erez Crossing 31 January 2001
- Declaration of Principles for Cooperation Among the Core Parties on Water_Related Matters and New and Additional Waters (Multilateral Peace Process in the Middle East, Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources, Oslo, February 13, 1996)
- The Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 28 September 1995, Annex III: Protocol Concerning Civil Affairs (Article 40: Water and Sewage). For the entire agreement, click here.
- Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 26 October 1994, Annex II: Water and Related Maters. For the entire treaty, click here.
- Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, May 4, 1994, Annex II: Protocol Concerning Civil Affairs (Article II(B)(31): Water and Sewage). For the entire agreement, click here.
- Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements 13 September 1993 (Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization)
Kosi River Basin
- Amended Agreement Between His Majesty’s Government of Nepal (hereinafter referred to as “HMG”) and the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Union”) Concerning the Kosi Project. Signed at Kathmandu, 19 December 1966; in force 19 December 1966
- Agreement Between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal on the Kosi Project. Signed at Kathmandu, 25 April 1954; in force upon signature
Mahakali River Basin
Mekong/Lancang River Basin
- People's Republic of China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, The Federal Republic of Myanmar, and the Kingdom of Thailand, Law enforcement and security cooperation on the Mekong River Basin Joint Statement on Law Enforcement Cooperation along the Mekong River, 2011 (Chinese)
- People's Republic of China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, The Federal Republic of Myanmar, and the Kingdom of Thailand, Agreement on Commercial Navigation on Lancang-Mekong River, 2000 (Chinese)
- The 1999 Mekong River Declaration Safeguarding the Mekong River, Her Delta, and Her People
- Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin. Done in Chiang Rai, 4 April 1995. Cambodia, Lao People's Republic, Thailand and Viet Nam
- Agreement on Freight and Passenger Transport along the Lancang-Mekong River, 1994
Tumenjiang River Basin
- The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Korea Rules for Vessel�s Navigation in the Border Rivers, 1982 (Chinese)
- The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Korea Cooperation Agreement on Hydrologic Work of Yalujiang River and Tumenjiang River, 1978 (Chinese)
- The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Korea Border River Shipping Agreements on Cooperation in International Transport, 1060 (Chinese)
Yalujiang River Basin
- The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Korea Rules for Vessel�s Navigation in the Border Rivers, 1982 (Chinese)
- The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Korea Cooperation Agreement on Hydrologic Work of Yalujiang River and Tumenjiang River, 1978 (Chinese)
- The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Korea Border River Shipping Agreements on Cooperation in International Transport, 1060 (Chinese)
- Agreement Between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordanian and the Syrian Republic for the Utilization of the Waters of the Yarmuk River. Signed in Amman, 3 September 1987
- Agreement Between the Republic of Syria and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Concerning the Utilization of the Yarmouk Waters. Signed at Damascus, 4 June 1953; in force 8 July 1953
Yarmuk River Basin
Asian Aquifers
Al-Sag/Al-Disi Aquifer
- Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Management and Utilization of the Ground Waters in the Al-Sag/Al-Disi Layer. Signed in Riyadh on 30 April 2015 (Arabic original) / (Unofficial English Translation)
Other Asian Documents
- Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republicof China and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning Reasonable Use and Protection of Transboundary Waters, 2008
- Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Cooperation Agreement on the Utilisation and Protection of Transboundary Rivers, Signed in Astana 12 September 2001, in force 23 September 2002 (English) / (Chinese)
- Agreement of the Chinese People's Republic and the Russian Federation Government on the border river on individual islands and surrounding waters for joint economic exploitation (Chinese)
- Nukus Declaration of the Central Asian states and international organizations on sustainable development of the Aral Sea. Adopted at the International Conference on Sustainable Development of the Aral Sea basin in Nukus, Uzbekistan, 20 September 1995. (Russian-official) / (English-unofficial)
- Agreement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Mongolia on the protection and use of boundary water agreements. Done at Ulaanbaatar on 29 April 1994, in force 16 January 1995. (English) / (Chinese)
- China Kazakhstan Joint Declaration on Further Deepening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Done in Astana, 7 September 2013. (Unofficial translation)
- Technical Co-operation on Water Resources, Land Utilization, and Irrigated Agriculture, China and Taiwan, (1972) 23 U.S.T.S. 1135
- The Protocol of Economic Cooperation Between Syria and Turkey, signed July 1987
- Statute of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission. Signed at Dacca, 24 November 1972
- Agreement Between Iraq and Kuwait Concerning the Supply of Kuwait With Fresh Water. Signed at Baghdad, 11 February 1964
- Treaty Concerning the State Frontier and Neighbourly Relationships between Iran and Iraq. Done 6 March 1975 in Baghdad; in force 22 June 1976
- Final working agreement relative to the Sirhind canal between Great Britain and Patiala, Jind and Nabha Done in London, 12 August 1903
- Inter-Dominion Agreement Between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan, on the Canal Water Dispute and West Punjab. Signed at New Delhi, 4 May 1948.