Ivory Coast joined the United Nations Water Convention, becoming the 10th African nation to do so.
- It is now the 53rd Party (country) to the 1992 UN Water Convention, which is also known as the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
- The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) was adopted in Helsinki in 1992 and entered into force in 1996.
- The Convention is a unique legally binding instrument promoting the sustainable management of shared water resources.
- The Water Convention requires Parties to prevent, control and reduce transboundary impact, use transboundary waters in a reasonable and equitable way and ensure their sustainable management.
- The Convention was originally negotiated as a regional framework for the pan-European region.
- Following an amendment procedure, since March 2016 all UN Member States can accede to it. India is not a party to this convention.
