IWRM takes place at scales ranging from international, to regional, basin-level, national and local. This chapter describes the regional level organisations and instruments responsible for promoting water governance that impact the Orange-Senqu River basin.
Regionally, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is guided by a number of instruments of the water sector. The Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses provides the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management. The SADC Water Division is the institution responsible for implementing these principles through the SADC Policy and Strategy and the Strategic Action Plans. Member of the Orange-Senqu basin are also impacted by Bilateral agreements within the water sector.
Chapter Summary
This chapter covers the following concepts and material:
- Instruments of the water sector in Southern Africa
- The Revised SADC Water Protocol and how it relates to the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management
- Organisations responsible for the SADC water sector
- The SADC Regional Policy and the SADC Regional Strategy
- Bilateral agreements between Orange-Senqu basin states
Water is a valuable resource in southern Africa.
Source:Roode 2009
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