International Rivers and Lakes Nº 43

CONTENTS I.A new publication on groundwater international treaties.II. Spain and Portugal in water conflict.III.Hungary aims to end tug of war with Slovakia over Danube Dam by late 2005.IV. Bosnia and Herzegovina : Preventing municipal pollution of transboundary riversV. Water sovereignty and NAFTA in Canada.VI. Jordan, Israel, Palestinians agree on action to save shrinking Dead Sea.VII. CEC Secretariat recommends development of a factual record on Lake Chapala.VIII.Water Wars: A review of water scarcity and water conflict.IX. Officials say Mexico has paid half its water debt.X. Plans announced to restart desalinization plant near Yuma.XI. Time has come for jointly managing US-Mexican border's surface and groundwater resources.Thestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and are to be exclusively attributed to authors, organizations and media quoted or summarized in the Newsletter. The editor encourages contributions of news items for an exchange of information with interested readers. All correspondence should be addressed to: Director, Natural Resources and Infrastructure DivisionEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Casilla de Correo 179-D, Santiago, ChileFax: (56-2) 208-02 52E-mail: fernando.sanchez-albavera@cepal.org with copy to andrei.jouravlev@cepal.or