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AQUALEX is a thematic database of FAOLEX, one of the world's largest online repositories of national laws, regulations and policies on food, agriculture and natural resources management. AQUALEX provides free access to national and international legal instruments regarding water. In addition, for selected countries and transboundary waters, legal profiles summarizing the water regulatory framework are also available
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From the homepage, click on drop down menu by COUNTRY or TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS

From within a Country or Transboundary Waters page, chose to view either:

  • A collection of relevant legislation and policies (sourced by FAOLEX)
  • A full legal profile (available for selected countries and transboundary waters and listed first in the dropdown menu)
  • Use the AQUALEX Advanced Search function to conduct an open search for legal instruments throughout the whole Water Domain of FAOLEX

In a country legal profile and in any collection of relevant legislation and policies, browse further by: Governance, Water in Agriculture, Water and Environment, Water Supply and Sanitation, Water Quality and Pollution Control, Groundwater, Infrastructure, Water Resources Management and Water Rights, Disaster Resilience, and Transboundary Waters

In a transboundary waters legal profile, browse further by: Governance, Principles governing shared waters cooperation, Procedural requirements, Management of uncertainties and emergencies

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Links to FAO AQUASTAT (Global Information System on Water and Agriculture), are available in certain legal profiles

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