RE AR D T U W TO REGIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN IV (2016 - 2020) MUNITY SOUTHERN M CO AF T VE N DE LOPM EN CA RI SA C O M MO N FU Figure 1.3 also clearly indicates that water use efficiency measures should be focused more on the agricultural sector, as it is the largest water consumer in the majority of the SADC Member States. Some of the above statistics are summarised in Table 1.1 and Figure 1.4, comparing African continental, world averages and the developed world status. FIGURE 1.2: MEAN ANNUAL RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE MAINLAND SADC REGION (SOURCE: SADC 2007.) FIGURE 1.3: WATER USE BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS. (SOURCE: SADC 2012.) SECTOR SADC STATUS AFRICAN CONTINENT WORLD AVERAGES DEVELOPED WORLD STATUS Water Abstraction 170m3/capita/year 251m3/capita/year 570m3/capita/year 1 330m3/capita/year Surface water storage 14% of ARWR stored 14% of ARWR stored 25% of ARWR stored 70% to 90% of ARWR stored Irrigated Land 7% irrigated of available 20% irrigated of irrigable land available irrigable land 20% irrigated of available irrigable land 70% irrigated of available irrigable land TABLE 1.1: SELECTED BENCHMARKS/INDICATORS FOR COMPARISON OF SADC WATER SECTOR’S STATUS WITH OTHER COMPARATORS. (SOURCE: SADC 2012.) A Vehicle to implement the Water Component of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2