The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
commissioned the preparation of this technical report on
Defining and Mainstreaming Environmental
Sustainability in Water Resources Management in
Southern Africa to contribute to the public policy discourse
and to support the development of practical
approaches for the integration of environmental quality
objectives in the planning and management of the water
sector.
The report addresses a key SADC objective, “to
achieve sustainable utilization of natural resources and
effective protection of the environment”, and supports
the integration of environmental quality objectives into
the implementation of the SADC Protocol on Shared
Watercourses and the Regional Strategic Action Plan
(RSAP) for Integrated Water Resources Development and
Management in the SADC Countries (1999-2004). This
technical report is also a SADC contribution to the United
Nation’s World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg
in August 2002 and to the New Partnership
for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). | 
