c) Water for Environmental Sustainability: containing policy provisions on water and the environment, water quality management, and control of alien invasive species in watercourses. d) Security from Water-related Disasters: including policy provisions covering people‟s protection from water related disasters; disaster prediction, and management and mitigation. e) Water Resources Information and Management: covering data and information acquisition and management; and information sharing. f) Water Resources Development and Management: including policy provisions on a river basin approach; integrated planning; dams and dam management; water demand management; and alternative sources of water g) Regional Water Resources Institutional Framework: including policy provisions covering institutional arrangements at regional and national levels and for Shared Watercourse Institutions (SWCIs). h) Stakeholder Participation and Capacity Building: including provisions focusing on participation and awareness creation; capacity building and training; gender mainstreaming; and research, technology development and transfer. i) Financing integrated water resources management in the region. Policy Statements 9. Based on the above policy structure, and guided by the policy principles already outlined, the policy statements are grouped under each thematic area and sub-theme. The policy statements are stated below: (a) Regional Cooperation in Water Resources Management. Water for Economic Integration (i) Water resources shall be developed and managed in an integrated manner to contribute to regional and national economic integration and development on the basis of balance, equity and mutual benefit for all Member States (ii) The Southern African Vision for Water, Life and the Environment shall be the reference point for the water resources contribution to achieving regional integration, development and poverty eradication Water for Peace (i) Regional Cooperation in shared watercourses shall be guided by the Revised SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourses. (ii) Watercourse States shall participate and co-operate in the planning, development, management, utilization and protection of water resources in the shared watercourses (iii) Member States shall endeavour to promote and exploit opportunities for joint water resources development in shared watercourses to consolidate regional cooperation. Water and Inter-Sectoral Cooperation The SADC Secretariat, Member States and Watercourse Institutions shall ensure the collaboration of all affected sectors in the management - ix -