Why are ISLRBC meetings, agendas and minutes not accessible to the public?
• The ISLRBC reaches its decisions by consensus based on what is in the best interest of both countries and all interests rather than by negotiating from national positions or the positions of particular interests. Opening the meetings would inhibit the free discussion among ISLRBC members needed to reach consensus, force them into inflexible positions, and impair their ability to take timely action on sensitive international issues. The ISLRBC makes efforts to obtain information from those within the basin through meetings, conference calls, and use of its website (www.islrbc.org ). It also notifies the public of its flow strategy decisions, including the rationale for reaching these decisions.
