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 P8.2.1 REGIONAL NEXUS GOVERNANCE P8.2.2 REGIONAL NEXUS ASSESSMENT STUDY Governance systems for nexus approaches are clearly determined and established at all levels including SADC Secretariat level, and cascading to River Basins and Member States. As opposed to IWRM which is clearly water sector driven, nexus approaches do not naturally lend on water as a lead agency, but might be in other sectors. This might mean that the coordination responsibility can be pitched beyond the sectoral entities, but at the Deputy Executive Secretary in the case of SADC Secretariat, as well as the Ministry responsible for Economic Planning in Member States. Activities include: a) building consensus on the nexus lead coordinating entity at regional and Member States levels; There is need to conduct a regional nexus assessment study to provide policy recommendations as well as strategic actions that are informed by research and scientific evidence. Key activities include mobilising resources for a regional nexus study in collaboration with other sectors and identifying and implementing regional nexus demonstration projects and studies. b) facilitating the establishment of a SADC Secretariat cross-sector working group on nexus at Member States level; and P8.2.3 NEXUSES IMPLEMENTATION Although there are many nexuses relating to water, for a start, the focus will be on only three: • • • Water-Energy; Water-Energy-Food; Water-Land-Food c) identifying and implementing key areas for nexus collaboration (refer to Programme P8.2.2 and P8.2.3 ) A Vehicle to implement the Water Component of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 30