ABSTRACT Each nation-state has the discretion to decide whether, and to what extent, to engage ‘non-state’ actors in, and incorporate their interests into, the negotiation or implementation of international agreements. Through the prism of Canadian local governments along the Columbia River, we analyze some of the relevant practice in engaging non-state actors in the management of international shared watercourses. This article reviews the valuable role non-state actors can play in the negotiation and implementation of transboundary water agreements.

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让非国家行为者参与国际水道协定的谈判和实施：加拿大的经验教训

摘要 每个民族国家都有权决定是否以及在多大程度上让“非国家”行为者参与国际协议的谈判或实施，并将他们的利益纳入国际协议的谈判或实施中。通过哥伦比亚河沿岸加拿大地方政府的棱镜，我们分析了让非国家行为者参与国际共享水道管理的一些相关实践。本文回顾了非国家行为者在跨界水协议的谈判和实施中可以发挥的重要作用。