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Domestication and Harmonisation of the SADC Protocols, Policies and Strategies (Project GP‐2)
The��RSAP III goal is to strengthen the enabling environment for regional water resources governance,
management and development through the application of integrated water resources management
at the regional, river basin, Member State and community levels (SADC 2011). There is a generally
recognised need to promote harmonisation between the national water policies, legislation and
management strategies of the SADC Member States, in the interests of managing shared
watercourses and achieving regional integration and poverty eradication. It is likely that the need for
and value of harmonisation will increase over time, as the development and utilisation of shared
watercourses increases (SADC 2011). The need for policy harmonisation was first captured under
RSAP II as project WG3, Promotion of Implementation of Regional Water Policy and Strategy. As this
was not fully achieved under RSAP II, Programme 2 of the RSAP III captures the need for policy
harmonisation to be effected. The objective of Programme 2 of the RSAP III is to strengthen the
enabling environment for the coordinated management and development of water resources in the
SADC region. Priority intervention 2.3 of Programme 2 of the RSAP III deals with policy
harmonisation. The essence is that national water policies dealing with issues of trans‐boundary
cooperation should be harmonised between Member States using the SADC regional Water Policy as
a benchmark.
Member States must ensure that national legislation provides the means for the implementation of
international law that is binding on that country. Harmonisation of national law with relevant
international laws (such as the SADC Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses) is the most effective
tool for this. On a regional level, this process contributes to the alignment of national policies and
legislation. While most Member States recognise and have endorsed the concept of harmonisation,
this may not be prioritised in terms of human/ financial resources made available at a national level,
due to limited political awareness and support (SADC 2011). This is exacerbated by:
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