Water for Sports and Recreation Water resources allocation at national and regional levels shall consider allocating water for Sport and Recreation (c) Water for Environmental Sustainability. Water and the Environment (i) The environment is recognised as a resource base and a legitimate user of water in the SADC region and Member States should take all necessary measures to sustain it. (ii) Member States should, in their mechanisms for allocating water resources among many users, allocate sufficient water to maintain ecosystem integrity and biodiversity including marine and estuarine life. Water Quality Management (i) SADC should harmonise and uphold common minimum standards of water quality in shared watercourses. (ii) Member States should individually and collectively adopt the necessary measures to prevent and control pollution (point and nonpoint sources) of ground and surface waters resulting from inland, coastal or offshore activities. (iii) Member States shall not import pollutants into the region for disposal which can affect watercourses. (iv) EIA should be a mandatory requirement for development initiatives in the watercourses and Member States are encouraged to undertake Strategic Environmental Assessments where feasible. Alien Invasive Species Member States are individually and collectively responsible for the control of alien invasive species with the ultimate aim of eradication of the non-economical ones. (d) Security from Water-related Disasters People‟s Protection from Floods and Droughts (i) Member States shall commit themselves towards the protection of human life, common property and the environment against the effects of water related natural and human-induced disasters. (ii) The SADC Secretariat and SWCIs shall facilitate and coordinate the management of natural disasters at a shared watercourse and regional level. Disaster Prediction, Planning and Mitigation (i) The SADC Secretariat, Member States and SWCIs are committed to improving the region‟s capacity in predicting water-related disasters associated with floods and droughts through coherent and effective regional and watercourse strategies. (ii) Management of natural disasters and emergency situations requires development and implementation of integrated and coherent regional and watercourse level management plans and procedures. - xii -