PRESENTATION TO THE PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON

WATER AND FORESTRYWATER AND FORESTRY

International Water and International Water and Forestry AgreementsForestry Agreements

DWAF’S RELATIONS WITH DWAF’S RELATIONS WITH SADCSADC

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.

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

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

 Shared Watercourse Institutions (River Basin Organisations)

 – 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)

ORANGE SENQU RIVER ORANGE SENQU RIVER COMMISSION (ORASECOM)COMMISSION (ORASECOM)

On 3rd November 2000 Honourable Ministers established ORASECOM

Each Member State is represented by three Commissioners.

ORASECOM MANDATEORASECOM 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.

ORASECOM PROGRESS TO-DATEORASECOM 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.

BI-LATERAL COOPERATIONBI-LATERAL COOPERATION

• Lesotho’s developments of Lowlands Water Scheme, Metolong Dam project, and Phase-II of Lesotho Highlands Water Project,

• Developments of Lower Orange River Management Study,

BI-LATERAL COOPERATION cont’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.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTSCOUNTRY 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.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTSCOUNTRY 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.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTSCOUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Namibia:

Feasibility studies completed for the:

• Tandjeskoppe Irrigation Project,

• Sendelingsdrif Irrigation Project,

• Brukkaros Irrigation Project.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTSCOUNTRY SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Republic of South Africa: Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Construction of a pipeline from Vaal Dam to Eastern Highveld

LIMPOPO RIVER BASINLIMPOPO 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.

INCOMATI & MAPUTO RIVERS BASININCOMATI & 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.

COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE

HAVE BILATERALSHAVE 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 Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

– African Ministerial Council On Water (AMCOW)

– Water and Food

– Water and Energy

BILATERALSBILATERALS OUTSIDE AFRICAOUTSIDE 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

 

ROLE OF DWAF - ROLE OF DWAF - PARTICIPATION IN AFRICAN PARTICIPATION IN AFRICAN MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON

WATER (AMCOW)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.

MULTILATERAL CO-MULTILATERAL CO-

OPERATIONOPERATION

– 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

FORESTRY AGREEMENTSFORESTRY 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)

THANK YOUTHANK YOU