RE AR D T U W TO REGIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN IV (2016 - 2020) MUNITY SOUTHERN M CO AF T VE N DE LOPM EN CA RI SA C O M MO N FU SADC has put in place regional regulatory policy, strategies and plans that provide the enabling environment for the implementation of the SADC water sector programmes and plans. These are summarised in Table 2. SADC DOCUMENT The SADC Declaration and Treaty BRIEF SUMMARY The SADC Treaty, which governs the Regional activities of SADC and its Member States, came into force on 30 September 1993. The SADC Regional Indicative The RISDP outlines the key interventions necessary to deepen regional integration and Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) reduce poverty on a sustainable basis over the period 2005 to 2020. The RISDP was formulated in March 2001 and was adopted and approved in August 2003. In order to ensure that the overarching objectives of poverty eradication and regional integration were more focused, the RISDP was revised in 2007 and again in April 2015 to review the period 2015 to 2020. The SADC Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses (2000) The overall objective of the SADC Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses, which came into effect in 2003, is to foster closer cooperation for judicious, sustainable and coordinated management, protection and utilisation of the 15 SADC shared watercourses, and advance the SADC agenda of regional integration, poverty alleviation and economic development. The SADC Regional Water Policy (2005) The SADC Regional Water Policy aims at providing a framework for sustainable, integrated and coordinated development, utilisation, protection and control of national and transboundary water resources in the SADC Region, for the promotion of socioeconomic development and regional integration and the improvement in the quality of life of all people in the region. The Southern African Vision for Water, Life and the Environment in the 21st Century (2000) The SADC Vision for Water, Life and the Environment in the 21st Century is: Equitable and sustainable utilisation of water for social, environmental justice, and economic benefit for present and future generations. The SADC Regional Water Strategy (2006) The Regional Water Strategy (RWS) is based on the Regional Water Policy (RWP) and provides a framework for the implementation of the RWP. Whilst the RWP deals with the “What” on Regional water issues, the RWS deals with the “How”, “Who” and “When” in the implementation of the RWP. The SADC Regional Awareness and Communication Strategy for the Water Sector (2009) The ultimate goal of the SADC regional awareness and communication strategy for the water sector is to improve awareness and understanding on water issues and initiatives in the SADC region, contributing to poverty eradication and regional integration. The SADC Regional Strategic Action Plans: I, II & III The main objective of the RSAP I (1999 to 2004) was to create an enabling environment for joint management of Regional water resources. The major change between RSAP I and RSAPII (2005-2010) was the emphasis put on infrastructure development. The goal of the RSAP III (2011-2015) was 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 States and community levels. The SADC Guidelines for Strengthening River Basin Organisations (2010) Published in 2010, the SADC Guidelines for Strengthening River Basin Organisations covers four areas: establishment and development, environmental management, funding and financing and stakeholder participation. Climate Change Adaptation in SADC: The SADC climate change adaptation strategy for the water sector was launched in a Strategy for the Water Sector November 2011. The overall goal of the strategy is to improve climate resilience in (2011) SADC. The SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) (2012) The primary objective of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) is to define the minimum but ultimate regional infrastructure development requirements and conditions to facilitate the implementation and realization of the key infrastructure in the water, energy, transport, tourism, meteorology and telecommunication sectors that will move forward the SADC agenda and enable the SADC region to realize its goal by year 2027: the attainment of an integrated regional economy on the basis of balance, equity and mutual benefit for all Member States. TABLE 2: INSTRUMENTS FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENT A Vehicle to implement the Water Component of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 7