The main problems encountered with legal frameworks are that they are too weak or conflicting. Country experiences range from Albania, which would like to move towards the EU Water Framework Directive but currently has a legal system that has little in common with the EU; to Peru and Samoa, where national laws can conflict with traditional practices and customs. The main problems encountered with strategic planning, national policies, transboundary agreements and integrated water resources plans, are that they are non-existent or inadequate. For example, Congo reported that it lacks a clearly formulated national water policy; and Azerbaijan, which is heavily reliant on water flow from other countries, reported that it is the only.
