PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES & EDITING

Kinna, 'Legal complementarity in a water-stressed region: Are South Africa’s modern international river agreements consistent with its obligations under the UN Watercourses Convention?' International Journal of Water Governance (forthcoming - under peer review).

Kinna & Rieu-Clarke, 2017 'The Governance Regime of the Mekong River Basin: Can the Global Water Conventions Strengthen the 1995 Mekong Agreement?' Brill Research Perspectives - International Water Law 2(1) pp 1-84

Kinna, 2016 'Non-discrimination and liability for transboundary acid mine drainage pollution: could the UN Watercourses Convention open Pandora’s mine?' Water International (Special Issue on Mining and Water) 41(3) pp 371-391

Rieu-Clarke & Kinna, 2014 'Can Two Global UN Water Conventions Effectively Co-exist? Making the Case for a 'Package Approach' to Support Institutional Coordination' Review of European and Comparative International Environmental Law. 23(1) pp 15-31

Rieu-Clarke, Kinna & Loures (Eds) 2013 ‘The 1997 UN Watercourses Convention – What Relevance in the 21st Century?' Water International. 38(2)​

• Rieu-Clarke, Kinna & Loures 2013 ‘Guest Editorial’ Water International 38(2) pp 109-111

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BOOK CHAPTERS & EDITING

Kinna, 'Future role and relevance of international water law in transboundary freshwater governance: How can global conventions support existing/future basin agreements to resolve conflicts?'

• Book chapter in: Charting Environmental Law Futures in the Anthropocene. IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (forthcoming - under peer review).

​Tanzi, McIntyre, Rieu-Clarke, Kolliopoulous, Kinna (Eds) 2015 "The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes: Its contribution to International Water Cooperation" Brill | Nijhoff, Boston, U.S.A.; April, 2015. 

Authored chapters in same book

• Chapter 15: Kinna, 'The Development of Legal Provisions and Measures for Preventing and Reducing Pollution to Transboundary Water Resources under the UNECE Water Convention' pp 211-227
• Chapter 32: Kinna, 'The UNECE Water Convention Viewed from the SADC Perspective’  pp 466-486

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LEGAL/POLICY PAPERS & ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
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Kinna, 2016 'An alternate past/future for Mekong River dams under the UN Watercourses Convention' Global Water Forum.

• 3-part legal analysis/discussion piece on applying the UN Watercourses Convention to the Xayaburi Dam. 

WWF, Green Cross, UNESCO IHP Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science, 2016, UNWC Mekong Policy Briefs 

• Co-author of policy brief: 'UN Watercourses Convention: What's in it for Cambodia?'
• Co author of policy brief: 'UN Watercourses Convention: What's in it for the (lower) Mekong riparian states?'

IUCN, 2016 ‘A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: The UN Watercourses Convention as a basis for cooperation'

• Author of legal analysis paper for IUCN's BRIDGE Program (funded by the Swiss Development Agency).
• Executive summary available in English and Khmer language.

Goichot, 2016 'Dammed if they don't: Mekong countries face crucial choice today' The Nation (13 January 2016)

• Commissioned by WWF Mekong to research, ghost-write and edit opinion piece for regional media outlet.

IUCN, 2016 ‘Report on the proceedings of workshop on the Global Water Conventions & Relevance for Cambodia' (8-9 December, 2015, Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

• Report on workshop aimed at disseminating knowledge and exploring the potential benefits of the UNWC.

Kinna, 2015 ‘UN Watercourses Convention: Can it revitalize the Mekong Agreement 20 years on?’                       

• In-depth opinion piece published on ‘Mekong Commons’ website, 24 November 2015

Kinna, Glemet & Brunner, 2015 'Reinvigorating the Mekong Spirit' Myanmar Times (29 September 2015)

• Opinion piece published with IUCN on urgent need for all lower Mekong Basin nations to ratify the UNWC

​Rieu-Clarke, Kinna, Litke, 2013 ‘UN Watercourses Convention: Online User’s Guide’ University of Dundee

• Interactive multi-media website for water sector practitioners/scholars using the Convention 

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Kinna, Rieu-Clarke, Loures, 2013 ‘Global UN Water Conventions: Options for Coordinated Implementation’               

• Discussion paper for the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science, University of Dundee, exploring the potential institutional options for the UN Watercourses Convention and the UNECE Water Convention 

University of Dundee, CWLPS (UNESCO IHP-HELP) 2013 ‘UNWC Global Initiative - 2012 Symposium Proceedings’

• Project coordinator and author of full collection of materials (programme, accepted abstracts, presenter biographies, slideshow presentations, and select papers) featured at the 2012 Symposium. 

Kinna, Rieu-Clarke, Loures, 2013 ‘The 1997 UN Watercourses Convention: Institutional elements, existing frameworks & current options for supporting its effective implementation' University of Dundee & WWF. 

• 'Preliminary Institutional Analysis Report' for the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science exploring the potential institutional options for the UN Watercourses Convention and the UNECE Water Convention 

​Kinna, 2013 'Entering murky legal waters: Transboundary impacts of Acid Mine Drainage within the Limpopo   
River as potential breaches of South Africa's duty not to cause significant harm' (28 February 2013)

• Thesis submitted in completion of LLM (Marine&Environmental) at University of Cape Town, South Africa

Kinna et al., 2012 ‘Bioprospecting in the Global Commons’ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)         

• Lead author of a ‘Division of Environmental Law & Conventions: Legal Issues Brief’

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RESOURCES
​UN Watercourses Convention Online User's Guide

The UNWC Global Initiative, launched in 2006 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in conjunction with the University of Dundee's Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science as well as Green Cross, is one of the high-profile campaigns surrounding the UN Watercourses Convention. The Global Initiative has to date mobilised a wide range of actors including governments, international organisations and academics in an attempt to raise awareness, build capacity, and support countries interested in ratifying the Convention and implementing it. 

As part of this global campaign, the UNWC Online User's Guide (Rieu-Clarke, Kinna & Litke, 2013) website was created as a multi-media tool to make the print version of the "UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide" (Rieu-Clarke, Moynihan & Magsig, 2012) more widely accessible. It is intended for anyone wishing to gain more insight into the content and relevance of the Convention’s text, as well as its practical implementation.

The website contains the following features:​

• An easy to navigate Article-by-Article guide to the UNWC, including in-depth analysis of the text of the Convention, definitions of key terms, frequently asked questions and explanations of important theoretical/practical aspects of the UNWC.
• Case studies analysing the role and relevance of the UNWC in geographical regions around the globe.
• Multi-media resources, including videos by experts in the relevant fields of water law and policy from around the world.
• Concise and informative Fact Sheets on key issues related to the UNWC, specifically its interpretation and implementation.
• Quizzes within each section to test your knowledge and understanding of the UNWC.
• ‘News & Events‘ section regularly keeps you updated with global water topics and events.

TWL Consultancy's Rémy Kinna project managed the website's design, functionality and overall development. 

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CONFERENCE PAPERS, SEMINARS, EXPERT PANELS & WEBINARS

2017

International Water Resources Association (IWRA) – XVI World Water Congress (Mexico; June 2017) 

• PAPER (*accepted) - 'Instruments for security: why drought-affected regions need global water conventions'

2016

IWRA Webinar Series: 'Mining and Water' (September 2016)

• WEBINAR PRESENTATION - 'Non-discrimination and liability for transboundary acid mine drainage pollution: could the UN Watercourses Convention open Pandora’s mine?' Presentation based on Water International Special Issue 41(3) on 'Mining and Water' published in January 2016

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) - MRC Development Partner Training (Cambodia, Aug 2016)

• EXPERT FACILITATOR -  Training on international water law for Mekong River Commission (MRC) Development Partner representatives: 'Global water conventions in the Mekong: What role and relevance?'

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law - World Environmental Law Congress (Brazil, April 2016)

• PAPER -  'Future role and relevance of international water law in transboundary freshwater governance: How can global conventions support existing/future basin agreements to resolve conflicts?'

MRC & GIZ - Lessons learnt from the implementation of the PNPCA (Thailand, Feb 2016)

• EXPERT FACILITATOR -  ‘Theme 4: Learning from international conventions and international law cases and looking to achieve best international best practice'.
  • Contracted as an international water law expert to co-facilitate and lead on 'Theme 4' of the Lessons Learnt from the implementation of the Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA) and Guidelines Workshop with high-level representatives of the Mekong River Commission.

2015

WWF, IUCN, Oxfam, GiZ, Conservation International - Water Law Workshop for Cambodian Officials (Dec 2015)

• SEMINAR -  ‘International Water Law & Mekong Comparative Legal Analysis: Mekong Agreement & UNWC'  
  • ​​Contracted to participate and present as an international water law expert and author of legal analysis paper on the compatibility of the Mekong River Agreement and the UN Watercourses Convention

IUCN BRIDGE Hydro-Diplomacy Training Event for Cambodian Government Officials (Cambodia; Sept 2015)

• EXPERT PANEL -  ‘International Water Law & Regional Cooperation'  
  • ​​Contracted by IUCN as an international water law expert and author of their legal analysis paper on the compatibility of the Mekong River Agreement and the UN Watercourses Convention

WaterAID Cambodia (Cambodia; June 2015)

• SEMINAR -  ‘Recent developments regarding global water conventions and the Mekong River Agreement: Potential implications for WaterAid's work on universal access to WASH by 2020'  
  • ​Institutional scoping analysis presentation to senior WaterAid staff from Cambodia and Australia

 
Oxfam Australia Mekong Regional Water Governance Program Annual Learning Event (Vietnam; June 2015)

• SEMINAR -  ‘Governance and shared waters: concepts, skills and practices'  
  • ​​A partner capacity-building and educational seminar on international water governance, global water conventions and the Mekong Agreement / MRC for Oxfam's DFAT-funded Inclusion Project

International Water Resources Association (IWRA) – XV World Water Congress (Edinburgh, UK; May 2015)           

• PAPER -  ‘From Pioneer to Pragmatist or Pariah: Are South Africa’s Recent Water Law Developments Compatible with its Obligations Under the UN Watercourses Convention’ 
• EXPERT PANEL - Invited to speak about ‘How might institutional co-ordination foster synergies between both global water conventions?’ In Special Session 1: ‘Getting the best out of the global water conventions’

2014
 
IWRA Webinar Series: ‘Why does the UN Watercourses Convention entry into force matter?’                                     

• WEBINAR PRESENTATION - ‘UNWC Entry into Force and Institutional Coordination’ Presentation based on the IWRA Policy Brief published July 2014

 
2011

Environmental Law Association of South Africa – Annual General Meeting (Gauteng, South Africa; Sep 2011)        

• PAPER - ‘Muddying the international waters: are the international legal regimes governing South Africa’s transboundary watercourses compatible with the UN Watercourses Convention?’ 

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law – 5th Water Law Colloquium (Eastern Cape, South Africa; July 2011)

• PAPER - ‘When ratification speaks louder than aid:  Why Australia ratifying the UN Watercourses Treaty can ‘aid’ water governance and resource management in the Mekong River Basin and beyond’