(iv) To ensure sustainability of water supply services to all areas, cost recovery will underpin all infrastructural developments and operations, i.e. beneficiaries will pay an appropriate amount towards the cost of providing services taking into account Member States‟ social responsibilities to the poor. (v) Member States will facilitate the provision of sustainable access to adequate sanitation for all rural, peri-urban and urban households. (vi) Member States will ensure that provision of sanitation services is integrated into the provision of water supply for basic human needs. (vii) Public awareness, as well as hygiene education and practice should be integrated in the provision, operation and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities. Water for Food Security (i) Member States will promote the attainment of regional food security rather than national self-sufficiency by developing those areas which have comparative advantage for rain-fed and irrigated agriculture. (ii) Water resources development for irrigation in commercial agriculture should be planned in coordination with other sectors in the interest of IWRM. (iii) As a vehicle for promoting reliable food production and enhancing food security, sustainable irrigated agriculture will be promoted in all Member States with suitable water and land resources. (iv) Member States will promote improved tillage and rainwater harvesting techniques to optimise the use of water by rain-fed agriculture. (v) Member States will promote affordable and sustainable techniques for small-scale irrigation as an equitable measure to increase production of food and cash crops in rural areas for sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction. (vi) Member States will promote measures to increase water use efficiency in agriculture. Pricing of irrigation water shall be consistent with the need to provide economic incentives for efficient use. (vii) Water requirements for livestock watering and for maintenance of grazing land shall receive adequate consideration in water resources allocations and management at regional as well as national and local levels. Water for Energy Development (i) Member States will optimise the use of hydro-electricity generation potential so as to provide cheaper and more environmentally friendly sources of electrical energy to the region. (ii) Member States will encourage the use of more efficient technologies in cooling of industrial processes and electric power generation stations. (iii) Member States will encourage the development of small-scale hydropower to service energy needs of rural communities. Water for Industrial Development Member States may allocate water for industrial requirements at the economic value of the resource. - xi -