Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on the establishment of a permanent Water Commission signed at Noordoewer, 14 September 1992

The objective of the Commission shall be to act as technical adviser to the Parties on matters relating to the development and utilisation of water resources of common interest to the Parties and shall perform such other functions pertaining to the development and utilisation of such resources as the Parties may from time to time agree to assign to the Commission. The functions and powers of the Commission shall be to advise the Parties on: the reasonable demand for water from common water resources; investigations, separately or jointly by the Parties, related to the development of any water resource of common interest including the construction, operation and maintenance of any water works in connection therewith; the prevention of and control over the pollution of common water resources, soil erosion affecting such resources, etc.