However, in the light of the experience of the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, which was still far from its entry into force, the negotiation of a convention was not necessarily the most effective use to which the work of the Commission could be put.
不过，根据目前远不能生效的《国际水道非航行使用法公约》的经验来看，谈判一项公约并不一定是委员会投入工作的最有效途径。