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Southern African Development Community REGIONAL WATER POLICY August 2005

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CONTENTS2
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY2
Background5
Policy Principles7
Policy Structure8
Policy Statements9
(a) Regional Cooperation in Water Resources Management9
Water for Economic Integration9
Water for Peace 9
Water and Inter-Sectoral Cooperation9
Harmonisation of National Policy and Legislation10
Conflict Management10
Water for International Cooperation10
(b)Water for Development and Poverty Reduction.10
Water for Socio-Economic Development10
Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene 10
Water for Food Security11
Water for Energy Development11
Water for Industrial Development11
Water for Sports and Recreation2
(c) Water for Environmental Sustainability.12
Water and the Environment 12
Water Quality Management 12
Alien Invasive Species12
(d) Security from Water-related Disasters12
People‟s Protection from Floods and Droughts 12
Disaster Prediction, Planning and Mitigation2
(e) Water Resources Information and Management.13
Data and Information Acquisition and Management 13
Information Sharing13
Water Resources Assessment13
(f) Water Resources Development and Management.13
River Basin Approach13
Integrated Planning14
Water Demand Management 14
Alternative Sources of Water14
Affected Communities 14
(g) Regional Water Resources Institutional Framework.15
SADC Secretariat3
Shared Watercourse Institutions(SWCIs)15
Institutional Arrangements at National Levels15
Monitoring and Evaluation16
(h) Stakeholder Participation and Capacity.16
Participation and Capacity Development16
Gender Mainstreaming16
Capacity Building and Training16
Research, Technology Development and Transfer16
(i) Financing Integrated Water Resources Development and Management in the Region.17
Financial Sustainability17
Cost Reduction17
Public-Private Partnerships17
Implementation of Regional Water Policy17
PART ONE -BACKGROUND TO POLICY2
1. POLICY CONTEXT2
1.1 Water, the Engine of Regional Growth19
1.2 Policy Principles19
1.3 Purpose of the Document21
2. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES2
2.1 Water Resources in the SADC Region23
Figure 1: Main International River basins in the SADC Region24
2.2Key Issues2
2.3 Rationale for Regional Water Policy27
2.4 Policy Formulation Process2
2.5 Conceptual Policy Framework28
2.6 Policy Structure28
2.7 Implementation of Regional Water Policy29
Table 1: Policy Formulation Process30
Figure 2: Conceptual Framework for Regional Water Policy Development31
Figure 3: The Policy Formulation Process32
PART TWO –POLICY STATEMENTS2
3. REGIONAL COOPERATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT2
3.1 Water for Economic Integration 34
3.2 Water for Peace 35
3.3 Water and Inter-Sectoral Cooperation36
3.4 Harmonisation of National Policy and Legislation36
3.5 Conflict Management in Water Resources Management37
3.6 Water for International Cooperation2
4.WATER FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION2
4.1 Water for Socio-Economic Development39
4.2 Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene 40
4.3 Water for Food Security42
4.4 Water for Energy Development45
4.5 Water for Industrial Development46
4.6 Water for Sports and Recreation46
5. WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY2
5.1 Water and the Environment 47
5.2 Water Quality Management 2
5.3 Alien Invasive Species49
6. SECURITY FROM WATER-RELATEDDISASTERS2
6.1 People’s Protection from Floods and Droughts 50
6.2 Disaster Prediction, Planning and Mitigation50
7. WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT2
7.1 Data and Information Acquisition and Management 52
7.2 Information Sharing52
7.3 Water Resources Assessment53
8 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT2
8.1 River Basin Approach54
8.2 Integrated Planning55
8.3 Water Demand Management 56
8.4 Alternative Sources of Water57
8.5 Dam Development and Management3
8.6 Affected Communities 59
9. REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK3
9.1 SADC Secretariat61
9.2 Shared Watercourse Institutions(SWCIs)62
9.3 Institutional Arrangements at National Levels64
9.4 Monitoring and Evaluation65
10. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING3
10.1 Participation and Capacity Development67
10.2 Gender Mainstreaming68
10.3 Capacity Building and Training69
10.4 Research, Technology Development and Transfer70
11.FINANCING WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT3
11.1 Financial Sustainability71
11.2 Cost Reduction71
11.3 Public-Private-Civil Partnerships72
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