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{{Water Project |Is built=organizational |Purpose=river basin organization, formal commission |Monitoring= yes |Monitoring Purpose= |Organization Monitoring Issues= water quality |Monitoring Method= institutionally implemented monitoring |Info Sharing= yes |Information Sharing Topics= |Information Sharing Scope= institutionally - within or by the organization |Public Participation=yes |Organization Public Participation= information sharing, |Organization Covers Water Feature={{Link Water Feature |Water Feature=Lake Constance }} |Dispute Resolution Mechanism= |Project Type= |Project In Riparian= |Project in Basin= |Capacity Rating= |Storage Capacity= |Reservoir= |Desal Production Capacity= |Treatment Capacity= |Project Region= |Start Date= |Description= The multilateral commission was established 1961 and is based upon the Agreement on the Protection of the Lake Constance against Pollution (bereinkommen Ùber den Schutz des Bodensees gegen Verunreinigungen). It covers Lake Constance and includes Austria, Germany and Switzerland. ==Relevant Water Law Principles== International water law principles mentioned in legally relevant documents to this organization include: obligation to cooperate and obligation not to cause significant harm.<ref name=SchmeirRBO/> ==Organizational Bodies== Organizational bodies include: Commission (Kommission), BOWIS and Expert Groups (Sachverstaendigenkreise).<ref name=SchmeirRBO/> ==Decision-making Mechanisms== Decisions of commission are taken with all parties present and unanimously; issues concerning administrative issues and procedures are decided with simple majority ==Monitoring== Delegations report to commission on state of measures taken for protecting the lake, progress made and problems encountered (according to regulations in article 6 of the agreement). Monitoring is conducted to ensure water quality. ==Funding and Cost Share== Approximately 232.000 euro are allocated for common projects, reports and public relations, riparian states provide funding for their own delegations and for joint undertakings Each member bears costs for own delegation and participation in groups of experts; joint costs such as costs for consultants, publications and projects are shared among members based on a sharing defined by the commission. ==Public Participation== Media information, regular publication and special reports, own working group public relations, and website;IGKB is not an executing agency and gives only recommendations to members, stakeholders are involved according to the national legal possibilities Commission works with other international institutions, especially those working on lake constance and on rhine concerning navigation and fisheries <ref name=SchmeirRBO>Schmeir, Susanne. International River Basin Organization Database. Oregon State University Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Accessed online April 30 2014. http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/research/RBO/index.html</ref> |Associated Water Project= |External Links={{External Link |Link Text=International River Basin Organization database |Link Address=http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/research/RBO/index.html |Link Description=The International RBO Database was created by Susanne Schmeir as part of her PhD research and has been incorporated into the resources hosted by the Transboundary Freshwater Disputes Database at Oregon State University. It is available in a queryable online form, data download. }} |Case Review={{Case Review Boxes |Empty Section=Yes |Clean Up Required=Yes |Expand Section=Yes |Add References=No |Wikify=No |connect to www=No |Out of Date=No |Disputed=No |MPOV=No }} }}

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