      3.2 Proper sanitation for all and safe waste disposal Food security for all households Energy security for all households A sustainable environment Security from natural disasters Integrated water resources development and management Water for Peace 3.2.1. Policy: Regional Cooperation in shared watercourses shall be guided by the Revised SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourses (herein sometimes referred to as “the Protocol”) and Member States shall observe and comply with the Protocol and the SADC Treaty. The Protocol formalizes the objectives and mechanisms for this cooperation and enables coherent and consistent cooperation between Member States. The Protocol shall continue to transform and enhance the realization of regional cooperation and effective water resources development and management in the region. Regional cooperation in water resources development and management enhances peaceful co-existence between Member States, and strengthens regional security as the States sharing a watercourse are more likely to safeguard common or shared investments which yield mutual benefits to the participating parties. 3.2.2. Policy: Watercourse States shall participate and co-operate in the planning, development, management, utilization and protection of water resources in the shared watercourses. Cooperation between watercourse States will entail participation in joint institutions, processes and projects. The Protocol provides the generic framework for cooperation between SADC Member States, but this should be based on multilateral and bilateral agreements between watercourse States, reflecting the specific physical and institutional conditions within the shared watercourse. These agreements should also reflect international conventions. Presently there are a number of shared watercourse agreements in the region (for example, the Zambezi, Limpopo, Orange, Okavango, Incomati, Maputo, Zambezi and the Cunene), many reflecting - to varying degrees - the provisions of the Protocol. Cooperation between Member States and other non-member watercourse States needs to be recognised and formalised by establishing Agreements that follows the SADC Protocol in its essence. This will require the establishment of agreements that are not necessarily governed by the SADC Protocol. Shared watercourse agreements must be based on voluntary participation by the Watercourse States, resulting in cooperative action. This requires agreements to be supported by all parties, which is best achieved through a consensus seeking approach. - 18 -