Governance

The Governance theme of the Limpopo River Awareness Kit is designed to provide an overview of Water Governance in terms of Transboundary Water Management, specifically within the Limpopo River basin.

The theme is structured to provide an overview of the main concepts and issues related to Water Governance, before looking specifically at the situation in SADC and the Limpopo River basin, examining these critical issues at principles level, before transitioning down in scale from global to regional and then to the situation in the Limpopo basin itself.

• The first section of this theme consists of key Definitions relevant to subject of water governance;
• This is followed by a discussion of the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM);
• The topic of Transboundary Water Management is then examined;
• Next the regional context of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is discussed;
• Then the discussion moves to the situation in the Limpopo River basin and the roles and mandate of the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM); and
• Finally, the Stakeholders and their roles in LIMCOM are described.

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