يشير مصطلح (المياه العابرة للحدود) "Transboundary Water" إلى الأنهار والبحيرات، وطبقات المياه الجوفية، التى لا تنحصر في الإطار السيادي لدولة واحدة، بل تمر بها الحدود السياسية لدولتين أو أکثر.
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