Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses

Place of adoption: Windhoek
Depository: SADC Southern African Development Community
Language: English, French, Portuguese
Entry into force: Sep 22, 2003
Subject: Water
Keyword: Transboundary effects Waste disposal Wetlands Monitoring Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Authorization/permit Alien species Early warning system/emergency intervention system Drainage/land reclamation Water shortage/drought Desertification Enforcement/compliance Ecosystem preservation Pollution control Policy/planning Environmental standards Data collection/reporting Water users' associations Navigation Dispute settlement Water supply Basin/catchment/watershed Sustainable development Freshwater resources management Law reform/harmonization/deregulation Erosion EIA Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Waterworks River basin institution Hydropower generation Research

Country/Territory/Participant

Countries	Entry into force	Ratification *	Simple signature
Angola	-	-	Aug 7, 2000
Botswana	Sep 22, 2003	Feb 21, 2001 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Eswatini, Kingdom of	-	-	Aug 7, 2000
Lesotho	Sep 22, 2003	May 24, 2002 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Malawi	Sep 22, 2003	May 31, 2001 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Mauritius	Sep 22, 2003	Jul 1, 2001 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Mozambique	Sep 22, 2003	Jan 12, 2001 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Namibia	Sep 22, 2003	Sep 11, 2001 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
South Africa	Sep 22, 2003	Aug 20, 2003 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of	Sep 22, 2003	Aug 3, 2001 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Zambia	Sep 22, 2003	Jan 8, 2002 [1]	Aug 7, 2000
Zimbabwe	Jun 30, 2004	May 31, 2004 [1]	Aug 7, 2000

* [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature

Supersedes: Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems

Treaty | Multilateral | Johannesburg | Aug 28, 1995

Keyword: Transboundary effects, Waste disposal, Wetlands, Monitoring, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Authorization/permit, Alien species, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Drainage/land reclamation, Water shortage/drought, Desertification, Enforcement/compliance, Ecosystem preservation, Pollution control, Policy/planning, Environmental standards, Data collection/reporting, Groundwater, Water users' associations, Navigation, Dispute settlement, Water supply, Basin/catchment/watershed, Sustainable development, Freshwater resources management, Law reform/harmonization/deregulation, Erosion, EIA, Court/tribunal, Waterworks, River basin institution, Hydropower generation, Research

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001267)

Enabled by: Treaty of the Southern African Development Community

Treaty | Multilateral | Windhoek | Aug 17, 1992

Keyword: Policy/planning, Court/tribunal, Management/conservation, NGO, Sustainable use, Dispute settlement, Technology transfer

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001243)

Cited by: Tripartite Interim Agreement between the Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Swaziland for Co-Operation on the Protection and Sustainable Utilisation of the Water Resources of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourses

Treaty | Multilateral | Johannesburg | Aug 29, 2002

Keyword: Transboundary effects, Cultural heritage, Monitoring, Environmental planning, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Access-to-information, Water shortage/drought, Inland waters, Ecosystem preservation, Capacity building, Data collection/reporting, International agreement-text, Water users' associations, Dispute settlement, Water supply, Basin/catchment/watershed, Biodiversity, Sustainable development, EIA, Management/conservation, Sustainable use, River basin institution, Hydropower generation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001811)