ENVIRONMENT
Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
- Reference
- XXVII-12
- Adopted
- New York, 21 May 1997
- Entry into force
- 17 August 2014, in accordance with article 36(1).
- Registration
- 17 August 2014, No. 52106
- Signatories
- 16
- Parties
- 42
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 16 signed
- 42 ratified or acceded
- 45 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | - | 5 Jul 2012 a |
| Botswana | - | 20 Jan 2026 a |
| Burkina Faso | - | 22 Mar 2011 a |
| Chad | - | 26 Sep 2012 a |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 25 Sep 1998 | 25 Feb 2014 |
| Denmark | - | 30 Apr 2012 a |
| Finland | 31 Oct 1997 | 23 Jan 1998 A |
| France | - | 24 Feb 2011 a |
| Gambia | - | 17 Jul 2023 a |
| Germany | 13 Aug 1998 | 15 Jan 2007 |
| Ghana | - | 22 Jun 2020 a |
| Greece | - | 2 Dec 2010 a |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 19 May 2010 a |
| Hungary | 20 Jul 1999 | 26 Jan 2000 AA |
| Iraq | - | 9 Jul 2001 a |
| Ireland | - | 20 Dec 2013 a |
| Italy | - | 30 Nov 2012 a |
| Jordan | 17 Apr 1998 | 22 Jun 1999 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 18 Nov 2024 a |
| Lebanon | - | 25 May 1999 a |
| Libya | - | 14 Jun 2005 a |
| Luxembourg | 14 Oct 1997 | 8 Jun 2012 |
| Montenegro | - | 24 Sep 2013 a |
| Morocco | - | 13 Apr 2011 a |
| Namibia | 19 May 2000 | 29 Aug 2001 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9 Mar 2000 | 9 Jan 2001 A |
| Niger | - | 20 Feb 2013 a |
| Nigeria | - | 27 Sep 2010 |
| Norway | 30 Sep 1998 | 30 Sep 1998 |
| Paraguay | 25 Aug 1998 | - |
| Portugal | 11 Nov 1997 | 22 Jun 2005 |
| Qatar | - | 28 Feb 2002 a |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 Jul 2025 a |
| South Africa | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Oct 1998 |
| Spain | - | 24 Sep 2009 a |
| State of Palestine | - | 2 Jan 2015 a |
| Sweden | - | 15 Jun 2000 a |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 11 Aug 1997 | 2 Apr 1998 |
| Tunisia | 19 May 2000 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | - | 13 Dec 2013 a |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 Sep 2007 a |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22 Sep 1997 | - |
| Viet Nam | - | 19 May 2014 a |
| Yemen | 17 May 2000 | - |
| Zimbabwe | - | 19 Jul 2024 a |
Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.
Counts verified against the depositary’s own totals for this treaty before publication. The United Nations Treaty Collection is the authority; this page is a readable copy and may lag it.