PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND FORESTRY International Water and Forestry Agreements

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
WATER AND FORESTRY International Water and
Forestry Agreements

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DWAFS RELATIONS WITH SADC

• DWAF relations with SADC countries started with
  the signing of the SADC Protocol on Shared
  Watercourse Systems in August 2000. The
  management of internationally shared
  watercourses, in line with the Revised Protocol
  on Shared Watercourses in the SADC region is a
  top priority for DWAF.

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• The Revised Protocol sets the framework within
  SADC for future water resource development and
  management in shared watercourses. South Africa
  shares the four rivers with its neighbouring
  states
• Orange
• Limpopo
• Incomati (Nkomati and Crocodile rivers)
• Maputo

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• The functions of SWI include
• Facilitate joint basin studies, development plans
  and management plans
• Facilitate communication and the sharing of
  information
• Facilitate capacity building
• Facilitate procurement and management of funds,
  particularly from donors
• Recording of decisions, agreements and minutes
• Oversee the implementation of water sharing
  agreements

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•  Shared Watercourse Institutions (River Basin
  Organisations)
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• RSA / Namibia / Lesotho / Botswana (ORASECOM)
  Orange River
• RSA / Mozambique / Botswana / Zimbabwe (LBPTC /
  LIMCOM) Limpopo River
• RSA / Mozambique / Swaziland (TPTC) Incomati
  River Maputo River
• RSA / Lesotho (LHWC)
• RSA / Swaziland (JWC)
• RSA / Namibia (PWC)
• RSA / Botswana (JPTC)
• RSA / Mozambique (JWC)

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ORANGE SENQU RIVER COMMISSION (ORASECOM)

• On 3rd November 2000 Honourable Ministers
  established ORASECOM
• Each Member State is represented by three
  Commissioners.

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ORASECOM MANDATE

• ORASECOM advises Member States on Integrated
  Water Resources Management in the Orange-Senqu
  River Basin,
• The Ministers instructed the Commission to work
  in good neighbourliness to achieve its objectives.

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ORASECOM PROGRESS TO-DATE

• Development of its own Rules and Procedures
• Feasibility study for the establishment of a
  permanent ORASECOM Secretariat,
• Development of IWRM Plan for ORASECOM,
• Capacity building for ORASECOM.

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BI-LATERAL COOPERATION

• Lesothos developments of Lowlands Water Scheme,
  Metolong Dam project, and Phase-II of Lesotho
  Highlands Water Project,
• Developments of Lower Orange River Management
  Study,

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BI-LATERAL COOPERATION cont

• ORASECOM is kept informed about
• Joint Permanent Technical Committee between
  Botswana and RSA.
• Permanent Water Commission between Namibia and
  RSA.
• Lesotho Highlands Water Commission.

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COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTS

• Botswana
• Molopo Groundwater investigation and resource
  evaluation project,
• Feasibility study of the sustainable management
  of the Molopo-Nossob river system,
• Draft Agreement relating to the cross border
  water supply along the Molopo river.

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COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTS

• Lesotho
• Lesotho Highlands Water Project,
• Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply Scheme,
• Metolong Dam Project,
• Direct abstraction from the Caledon River to
  augment Maseru Water Supply.

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COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTS

• Namibia
• Feasibility studies completed for the
• Tandjeskoppe Irrigation Project,
• Sendelingsdrif Irrigation Project,
• Brukkaros Irrigation Project.

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COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTS

• Republic of South Africa
• Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
• Construction of a pipeline from Vaal Dam to
  Eastern Highveld

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LIMPOPO RIVER BASIN

• The Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LWC)
  Agreement was signed in June 2004
• The first action will be to develop an integrated
  Water management strategy or plan for the basin.
  
• UN Habitat has started with a project on
  sustainable land use planning for water and land
  management for disaster preparedness and
  vulnerability reduction in the Lower Limpopo
  River Basin.

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INCOMATI MAPUTO RIVERS BASIN

• The Tripartite Interim Agreement between
  Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa
  (Incomaputo Interim Agreement) has been signed in
  2002 at the World Water Summit on Sustainable
  Development.
• Studies to implement the agreement are in
  progress.

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COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE BILATERALS

•  Bi-lateral relations with SADC countries and
  other African countries
• RSA / Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission (JBCC)
• RSA - Algeria BNC
• RSA - Nigeria
• RSA - Kenya
• RSA - Rwanda 
• Multilateral Africa Relations SADC, African
  Union, NEPAD, AMCOW
• SADC Water Sector
• African Union
• New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)
• African Ministerial Council On Water (AMCOW)
• Water and Food
• Water and Energy

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BILATERALS OUTSIDE AFRICA

• Current bilateral co-operation outside Africa
• RSA - Cuba
• RSA - China
• RSA - Japan
• RSA - Russia
• Bilateral co-operation under negotiations
• RSA - Vietnam
• RSA - Brazil
• RSA - India
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ROLE OF DWAF - PARTICIPATION IN AFRICAN
MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON WATER (AMCOW)

• AMCOW established to promote integrated water
  resource management on Africa level
• It is anticipated that AMCOW will be established
  as a Specialised Technical Committee of AU in the
  near future
• AMCOW is instrumental in the development of the
  Africa water facility (AWF), a financing
  mechanism to make funds available to promote
  IWRM, water resource development and water
  services and sanitation development in Africa.
• DWAF played a key role in the development in both
  AMCOW and AWF and will continue with it.

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MULTILATERAL CO-OPERATION

• Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) - 2000
• World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
  2002
• Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) 2002
• 3rd World Water Forum in Japan in 2003
• Commission on Sustainable Development in 2004/05
  CSD 13 and 14
• Commission on Sustainable Development in 2006
  will focus on Energy
• 4th World Water Forum in Mexico in 2006

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FORESTRY AGREEMENTS

• SADC Protocol on Forestry
• United Nations Forum on Forestry (UNFF)
• Africa Forests Law Enforcement and Governance
  Declaration (AFLEG)
• United Nations Framework on Climate Change
  (UNFCC)

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THANK YOU