The african transboundary water law database collection,analysis, findings. Mark Giordano &Jonathan LautzePresented at IWMI HQ, BattaramullaJanuary 2010

1. THE AFRICAN TRANSBOUNDARY WATER LAW DATABASE: Collection, Analysis, Findings Mark Giordano & Jonathan Lautze Presented at IWMI HQ, Battaramulla January 2010 Source: UNECA,2000 *Presentation made to visiting university students

4. Source: <www.africanwaterlaw.org> Home Page Background Instructions Search Bibliography Links Acknowledgements Contact Us Search by Basin Search by Country or Organization

5. Home Page Background Instructions Search Bibliography Links Acknowledgements Contact Us Atui Awash Baraka Benito-Ntem Bia Buzi Cavally Cestos Chiloango Congo Corubal Cross Csa Cunene Cuvelai Daoura Dif Domoni Dra Gambia Gash Geba Great Scarcies Guir Incomati Juba-Shibeli Komoe Lake Chad Lake Natron Lake Turkana Limpopo Little Scarcies Loffa Lotagipi Swamp Mana-Morro Maputo Mauni Moa Mono Niger Nile Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Nyanga Ogooue Okavango Orange Oueme Outemboni Ruvuma Sabi Sassandra Senegal St. John St. Paul Tafna Tano Umba Umbeluzi Utamboni Volta Zambezi

6. 1 Treaty between Great Britain and Portugal defining their respective spheres of influence in Africa. Lisbon, 11 June, 1891 2 Agreement between South Africa, Swaziland, and Portugal. 13 October, 1974 3 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. Pretoria, 17 February, 1983 4 Tripartite Ministerial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Water Affairs Held of the 15th February, 1991 in Swaziland. 15 February, 1991 5 Treaty on the Development and Utilization of the Water Resources of the Komati River Basin between the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Government of the Republic of South Africa. 13 March, 1992 6 Treaty on the establishment and functioning of the joint water commission between the government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the government of the Republic of South Africa. Mbabane, 13 March, 1992 7 Agreement on the Development and Utilization of the Water of the Komati River Basin between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of Kangwane . 7 October, 1992 8 Protocol on shared watercourse systems in the Southern African development community (SADC) region. Johannesburg, 28 August, 1995 9 Joint Water Commission Terms of Reference between the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. 1 January, 1996 10 Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). 7 August, 2000 11 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 Utilization of the Water Resources of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourses . Maputo, 13 August, 2002

7. 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 Utilization of the Water Resources of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourses . Maputo, 13 August, 2002 Date Signed 13-Aug-2002 Location Signed Maputo Primary Goal 5 Colonial Status of Signatories All Independent Water Related Goal(s) Sustainable Development Includes Equity Concepts? Yes Includes a Management Structure? Yes, assumes Includes Water Quality Provision? Yes, category 1 Includes Groundwater Provision? No Includes Information Exchange Provisions? Yes Includes and Amendment Mechanism? Yes Includes a Conflict Resolution Mechanism? Yes, via SADC arbitration tribunal Includes Water Allocation Criteria? Equity Needs Prior Use/Historical Precedent Basin(s) Involved Incomati Maputo Signatories Mozambique South Africa Swaziland Citation AWIRU Electronic Version Not available