ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE

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ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE

• Zimbabwe National Steering Committee Report

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CONTENTS

• BACKGROUND
• INTRODUCTION
• OBJECTIVES OF THE NSC
• MEMBERSHIP OF THE NSC
• NSC ACTIVITIES
• CONCLUSION

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BACKGROUND

• Institutional reforms dates back to the 70s
• The Water Act of 1976 introduced Water
  Development Advisory Council (WDACs) based on
  Catchments
• Water Act revision of 1984 introduce Riverboards
• 1994 a National Steering Committee introduced to
  develop a WRMS

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BRIEF HISTORY (cont.)

• Water Act Revision of 1998 Introduced
• Catchment and Subcatchment Councils
• abolished WDAC and River-boards
• 2000 Catchment institutions operationalized
• 2000 WRMS NSC was Disbanded (debate NSC)
• 2002 Association of Catchment Councils Launched
• Sept 2002 ZACPRO NSC Launched

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INTRODUCTION

• NSC launched in September 2002
• Comprise of representatives of stakeholder
  institutions
• NSC initially for the Zambezi basin extended to
  cover the whole country in May 2005.
• Meets regularly (1 AGM)
• Zimbabwe has 7 catchments, 4 drain into the
  Zambezi Basin
• Gwayi, Sanyati, Manyame, Mazowe.

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Current Institutional Set up

• Inter-linked and relate to each other

NSC
National Level
Catchment Councils (CC)
Catchment Level
Sub-Catchment Councils
Sub-Catchment
Stakeholder Associations
Scheme specific
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OBJECTIVES OF THE NSC

• Overall objective
• to develop policies and inputs on water
  management for national and international
  watercourse ways and bearing in mind the Water
  Resources Management Strategy (WRMS), Millenium
  Goals, SADC Water Policy, the interests of
  Zimbabwean Stakeholders, regional cooperation and
  good neighbourliness, compliance with legal
  international and national obligations,
  environmental concerns, and sustainable
  development of watercourses.

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OBJECTIVES (Cont.)

• The objectives of the NSC as outlined in the
  constitution are to-
• Advise the Minister on policy issues at national
  and international levels
• Ensure co-ordination of effort by the various
  institutions involved in the water sector
• Facilitate the realisation of the objectives of
  the ZACPRO 6 Phase II project and any other water
  related projects.

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OBJECTIVES (Cont.)

• Monitor and evaluate proposed and actual water
  related developments within the river basins
  beyond our borders.
• Develop priorities and recommendations within
  Zimbabwe of projects related to water
  development.
• Consult with and report back to the Zimbabwean
  Stakeholders.
• Facilitate public awareness regarding
  developments in Zimbabwe watercourses.

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OBJECTIVES (Cont.)

• Facilitate the identification of national
  capacity requirements and training needs in
  integrated water resources management and
  facilitate capacity building.
• Play a significant role in the development of
  long term strategy for Zimbabwe for water
  development in Zimbabwe Watercourses.
• Ensure the long-term sustainability of the NSC in
  terms of legal and administrative obligations.

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OBJECTIVES (Cont.)

• Ensure that gender issues are given due
  consideration in all deliberations
• Ensure that environmental issues are given due
  consideration

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MEMBERSHIP OF THE NSC

• General Membership
• Water Sector
• Agricultural Sector
• Energy Sector
• Environmental Sector
• Local Authorities Sector
• Mining Sector
• Health Sector
• Interest Groups (NGOs, Universities etc.)

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COMMITTEE OF THE NSC

• Consists of 20 members as follows
• 4 Government Ministries
• Water, Environment, Local Government, Agriculture
• 7 Catchment Councils
• 3 NGOs
• 6 Parastatals/Institutions

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NSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Six Member Executive Committee
• Chairperson
• Vice Chairperson
• 4 Members from the Stakeholders

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC

• 11 Major IWRM Issues Raised
• Politics

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Catchment Planning

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Environment

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Coordination

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Water Permits

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Expertise

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Institutional Legal

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Project Implementation

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Water Resources Monitoring

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Awareness

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ACTIVITIES OF NSC (Cont.)

• Gender

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SEPTEMBER 2005 AGM ISSUES

• Awareness Creation
• Complete and Review Catchment Outline Plans
• Strengthen Catchment Councils
• Finalise Constitution
• Pollution Control

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SEPTEMBER 2005 AGM ISSUES (Cont.)

• Maps (Land-use/Cover and Water Resources)
• Operationalisation of ZAMCOM
• Link with other NSCs
• Women Participation in NSC
• Advisory Role to Government

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SEPTEMBER 2005 AGM ISSUES (Cont.)

• Mobilise Finances
• Inventory of IWRM Issues
• Mazowe Dam Study
• Permit Compliance

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CONCLUSION

• Water Reform Challenges facing the Zimbabwe NSC
• Stakeholder participation - capacity
• Equitable sharing of Water Resources
• Efficient use of Water
• Environmental Sustainability