The document discusses transboundary water management and development in Southern Africa. It outlines the enabling environment instruments in place at the SADC Secretariat to facilitate regional water projects. It defines what constitutes a regional water project and describes the role of the SADC Secretariat in identifying, preparing, and supporting the development of regional water infrastructure projects. Finally, it lists some high priority regional water infrastructure projects currently being considered, including large hydropower projects spanning multiple countries in the region.

1. TRANSBOUNDARY WATER
MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
29 -30 April 2014. Johannesburg, South Africa
By
Kenneth M. Msibi, PhD
SADC Secretariat

2. Enabling Environment Instruments
ENABLING
ENVIRONMENT
SADC Water
Vision
SADC Protocol
on Shared
Water
Courses
Regional
Water
Strategy
Regional
Water Policy
Regional Water
Communication
Strategy
Regional
Strategic
Action Plan

3. WHAT IS A REGIONAL PROJECT?
1. Joint Implementation
2. Project in one country but benefiting
more than one country
3. Special Purpose Projects
4. Projects Supporting Regional
Initiatives
5. Joint Planning (e.g. BasinPlans)

4. Role of SADC Secretariat in Transboundary
Water Resources Development
• Guiding Principles
Programmatic Approach
River Basin Approach
Subsidiarity (comparative advantage)
Additionality
Variable Geometry
Flexibility and Adaptability
Piloting

5. Role of SADC Secretariat in Transboundary
Water Resources Development
• The Support
Facilitate establishment and strengthening
Facilitate and coordinate Project Identification
Facilitate capacity development for inf. Development
Facilitate project preparation up to bankability
Facilitate establishment of PPDF
Resource mobilisation
Support Investment promotion
Once project picked up by an investor, Member
State(s) takes over the responsibility (Loan or grant
financing)

6. Water Projects within SADC Infrastructure
Development Master Plan
• SADC Water Ministers in 2004 agreed that
Water Infrastructure should be a priority
• Most projects are at project concept stage
• Resources required to prepare projects to
bankability stage
• Very strong Political Will from Member for
Infrastructure Development in the region

7. HIGH Priority Regional Water
Infrastructure Projects
P# PROJECT TYPE AND NAME COUNTRIES KEY SECTOR
PROJECT TOTAL
[USD M]
RG REGIONAL PROJECTS
RG-1 Inga 3 Hydropower
DRC-shared
Regional
Electricity
HE
7 600 to
10 000
RG-2 Lesotho Highlands, Phase 2
Lesotho, South
Africa
HE WS 2 000
RG-3 Batoka Gorge Hydropower
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
HE 3 500
RG-4
Songwe River Basin
Development Programme
Malawi, Tanzania
HE WS
AG
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