® SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MINDFUL of the existence of other Agreements in the SADC Region regarding the common utilisation of certain watercourses; and IN ACCORDANCE with Article 22 of the Treaty, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 1. For the purposes of this Protocol the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them hereunder: "Agricultural use" means use of water for irrigation purposes; "Domestic use" means use of water for drinking, washing, cooking, bathing, sanitation and stock watering purposes; "Emergency situation" means a situation that causes or poses an imminent threat of causing serious harm to Watercourse States and which results suddenly from natural causes, such as torrential rains, floods, landslides or earthquakes or from human conduct; "Environmental use". means the use of water for the preservation and maintenance of ecosystems; "Industrial use" means use of water for commercial, electrical power generation, industrial, manufacturing and mining purposes; "Management of a shared watercourse" means (i) (ii) planning the sustainable development of a shared watercourse and providing for the implementation of any plans adopted; and otherwise promoting the rational, equitable and optimal utilisation, protection, and control of the watercourse; "Navigational use" means use of water for sailing whether it be for transport, fishing, recreation or tourism; "Pollution of a shared watercourse" means any detrimental alteration in the composition or quality of the waters of a shared watercourse which results directly or indirectly from human conduct; -2- Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses