Clear legal frameworks at the national and international levels should align and provide the
“rules of the game” that support the sustainable application of IWRM principles. The basins,
whenever possible, will be under the stewardship of functional transboundary basin
organizations, with different types and names. Providing enhanced and on-going support for
the creation and strengthening of transboundary water bodies (commissions, authorities,
meeting of the parties and so forth) facilitates dialogue, information exchange and joint
implementation of actions required for integrated management, within a context of advancing
cooperation and avoiding conflict.