4.1.2.3
Key Steps and Milestones
Figure 4.1 summarises the key steps and milestones in the implementation of the Water Sector
RIDMP as follows:
Three SADC infrastructure investment summits and conferences are proposed to be held in
2012, 2017 and 2022, which are preceded by the adoption of the prepared projects by the
SADC Member States;
Phase 1 projects will be implemented during the period 2013 to 2021, Phase 2 projects during
the period 2018 to 2027 and Phase 3 projects during the period 2023 to 2027;
There will be two periods during which projects are prepared (pre‐feasibility studies,
feasibility studies, final designs, financing and tendering as appropriate): period 2014 to 2017
for Phase 2 projects and period 2019 to 2022 for Phase 3 projects; and
There will be three project implementation progress assessments carried out in 2017, 2022
and 2027. These assessments will help in the monitoring and refocusing process of the
implementation of the Water Sector part of the RIDMP.
4.1.2.4
Monitoring Mechanism for Status of Implementation
It is expected that at the end of Phase 2 of the Water Sector RIDMP project implementation, 40% of
the Vision 2027 Water Sector targets would have been achieved, while 100% of the Vision 2027
Water Sector targets would be achieved by 2027.
A database will be established to monitor and evaluate the progress made with the implementation
of the projects in all Member States. This database will be integrated with the overall SADC Water
Division database.
There will also be three project implementation progress assessments carried out in 2017, 2022 and
2027. These assessments will help in the monitoring and refocusing process of the implementation
of the RIDMP.
4.2
Critical Success Factors for Implementation
The following are considered critical success factors for the successful implementation of the Water
Sector RIDMP:
It is important that bankable projects are prepared and packaged meticulously so that they
attract investment;
Appropriate new institutions should be formed in shared watercourses still without institutions
that deal with trans‐boundary groundwater and surface water resources development and
management;
The capacities of the SADC Water Sector institutions, be they RBOs or national, should be
strengthened throughout the various stages of the Water Sector RIDMP project development
and implementation;
The SADC region should be able to attract, train and retain an adequate number of motivated
and highly skilled water and infrastructure development professionals;
To ensure the sustainability of infrastructure projects, especially the pilot projects, recipient
communities should be fully involved and participate in the implementation of the projects and
have full ownership of the projects;
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