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
Euphrates River Basin
- 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
Indus River Basin
- 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 Treaty, India & Pakistan (1960) 419 U.N.T.S. 125
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 River Basin
- 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
Yarmuk River Basin
- 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
Other Asian Documents
- 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.

