(c) to establish and promote institutional relationships between river basin organisations within Namibia and international river basin organisations; (d) to encourage the participation of Namibian stakeholders in discussions concerning the identification and formulation of the interests of Namibia in the development of internationally shared water resources; (e) to protect the international water resource quality, including discussion with upstream states to reduce or prevent the deterioration of water quality resulting from activities in upstream states; (f) to develop and improve human resource capacity to participate in the management of shared water resources, including negotiations, consultations and conflict resolution; and (g) to establish mechanisms, or negotiate the revision of mechanisms, for the management, prevention and resolution of disputes relating to internationally shared water resources. Giving effect to international agreements 29. (1) For the purpose of ensuring the enforcement and compliance with Namibia’s rights and obligations under any international agreement referred to in subsection (2), or any amendment of such an agreement, the Minister may make such regulations as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out and for giving effect to the agreement. (2) The international agreements relating to shared water resources binding on Namibia in relation to which regulations contemplated in subsection (1) may be made, are the following: (a) Establishment of the Orange-Senqu River Commission (Orasecom) agreement entered into on 3 November 2000 between the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Namibia; (b) Establishment of a Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (Okacom) entered into on 15 September 1994 between the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Botswana, and the Republic of Namibia; (c) Zambesi Watercourse Commission (Zamcom) agreement entered into on 13 July 2004 between the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe; (d) Kunene Permanent Joint Technical Commission agreement endorsed and affirmed between the Republic of Angola and the Republic of Namibia; and (e) any other agreement relating to internationally shared water resources binding on Namibia, announced by the Minister by notice in the for the purposes of Gazette this subsection. PART 7 MANAGEMENT OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY Water point committees and local water committees
(c) to establish and promote institutional relationships between river basin organisations within Namibia and international river basin organisations; (d) to encourage the participation of Namibian stakeholders in discussions concerning the identification and formulation of the interests of Namibia in the development of internationally shared water resources; (e) to protect the international water resource quality, including discussion with upstream states to reduce or prevent the deterioration of water quality resulting from activities in upstream states; (f) to develop and improve human resource capacity to participate in the management of shared water resources, including negotiations, consultations and conflict resolution; and (g) to establish mechanisms, or negotiate the revision of mechanisms, for the management, prevention and resolution of disputes relating to internationally shared water resources. Giving effect to international agreements 29. (1) For the purpose of ensuring the enforcement and compliance with Namibia’s rights and obligations under any international agreement referred to in subsection (2), or any amendment of such an agreement, the Minister may make such regulations as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out and for giving effect to the agreement. (2) The international agreements relating to shared water resources binding on Namibia in relation to which regulations contemplated in subsection (1) may be made, are the following: (a) Establishment of the Orange-Senqu River Commission (Orasecom) agreement entered into on 3 November 2000 between the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Namibia; (b) Establishment of a Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (Okacom) entered into on 15 September 1994 between the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Botswana, and the Republic of Namibia; (c) Zambesi Watercourse Commission (Zamcom) agreement entered into on 13 July 2004 between the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe; (d) Kunene Permanent Joint Technical Commission agreement endorsed and affirmed between the Republic of Angola and the Republic of Namibia; and (e) any other agreement relating to internationally shared water resources binding on Namibia, announced by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this subsection. PART 7 MANAGEMENT OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY Water point committees and local water committees
Water%20Resources%20Management%20Act%2011%20of%202013.docx