1. Lessons of Experience __ Longstanding Multi-country Institutions The Role of the IJC and the Development of a Binational Regime in Relation to the North American Laurentian Great Lakes

2. Lessons of Experience __ Longstanding Multi-country Institutions

3. Lessons of Experience __ Longstanding Multi-country Institutions Q U É B E C

4. Lessons of Experience __ Longstanding Multi-country Institutions Advisory Institutions of the International Joint Commission IJC Commissioners (6) Boards of Control (12) Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Water Pollution Boards (3) Task Forces and Study Teams as Required International Air Quality Advisory Board Science Advisory Board Water Quality Board Council of Great Lakes Research Managers

5. Lessons of Experience __ Longstanding Multi-country Institutions Major Factors Influencing the Shared Management of the Great Lakes community development binational cooperation equality and parity common objectives joint fact finding and research flexibility and adaptability openness towards sharing of information __ __ __ __ __ __ __

6. Lessons of Experience __ Longstanding Multi-country Institutions Evaluating the Effectiveness of Binational Efforts in Managing a Transboundary Resource goal attainment problem solving capability commitments to Agreement implementation long term sustainability __ __