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Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa, the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique relative to the establishment of a Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee

Document type
Multilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Feb 17, 1983
Source
IUCN (ID: TRE-153231)
Language
English
Subject
Water
Keyword
Policy/planning International agreement-text Water shortage/drought Inland waters Basin/catchment/watershed Research Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Southern Africa
Basin
Komati, Maputo, Umbeluzi
Abstract

The Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "TPTC") shall consist of three representatives from each Government, one of whom shall be nominated chairman, and each Government shall have power to co-opt additional suitable persons to take part in the discussions as advisors. The chairmanship and the venue of meetings shall rotate among the Republic of South Africa, the Kingdom of Swaziland and the People's Republic of Mozambique. The functions and duties of the TPTC shall, inter alia, be to recommend to the three Governments: any measures to be undertaken to alleviate short term problems regarding water shortages in rivers of common interest during drought periods, while taking into account the existing amount of stored water and water requirements in the three countries; the division of flows in rivers of common interest; on procedures, programming, operations, maintenance, research, measurement of water, abstraction of water, curtailing of abstraction and supervision with regard to the implementation of any agreements that are entered into between the three Governments.

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Eswatini, Kingdom of -
Mozambique -
South Africa -