CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................................. iv
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... v
PART ONE - BACKGROUND TO POLICY ...................................................... 1
1. POLICY CONTEXT ........................................................................................... 2
1.1
Water, the Engine of Regional Growth ............................................ 2
1.2
Policy Principles.................................................................................. 2
1.3
Purpose of the Document ................................................................... 4
2. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................. 6
2.1
Water Resources in the SADC Region ............................................. 6
2.2
Key Issues ............................................................................................ 8
2.3
Rationale for Regional Water Policy .............................................. 10
2.4
Policy Formulation Process ............................................................. 11
2.5
Conceptual Policy Framework ........................................................ 11
2.6
Policy Structure ................................................................................ 11
2.7
Implementation of Regional Water Policy ..................................... 12
PART TWO – POLICY STATEMENTS................................................................ 16
3. REGIONAL COOPERATION IN WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 17
3.1
Water for Economic Integration ..................................................... 17
3.2
Water for Peace ................................................................................ 18
3.3
Water and Inter-Sectoral Cooperation .......................................... 19
3.4
Harmonisation of National Policy and Legislation........................ 19
3.5
Conflict Management in Water Resources Management ............. 20
3.6
Water for International Cooperation ............................................. 21
4. WATER FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION............. 22
4.1
Water for Socio-Economic Development ....................................... 22
4.2
Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene .......................................... 23
4.3
Water for Food Security .................................................................. 25
4.4
Water for Energy Development ...................................................... 28
4.5
Water for Industrial Development.................................................. 29
4.6
Water for Sports and Recreation .................................................... 29
5. WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ............................ 30
5.1
Water and the Environment ............................................................ 30
5.2
Water Quality Management ............................................................ 31
5.3
Alien Invasive Species ...................................................................... 32
6. SECURITY FROM WATER-RELATED DISASTERS ............................... 33
6.1
People’s Protection from Floods and Droughts ............................. 33
6.2
Disaster Prediction, Planning and Mitigation................................ 33
7. WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT....................... 35
7.1
Data and Information Acquisition and Management ................... 35
7.2
Information Sharing......................................................................... 35
7.3
Water Resources Assessment .......................................................... 36
8
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ........... 37
8.1
River Basin Approach ...................................................................... 37
8.2
Integrated Planning .......................................................................... 38
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